Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive242% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 05 '17 at 05:43
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 703
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3758) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.7% Good
Lighting 83.9
Reflection 82.1
Parallax 71.5
68% 79.2 fps
MRender 75.7
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 74.2
60% 73.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 1,982
Write 911
Mixed 1,299
308% 1,397 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 247
4K Mixed 51.7
258% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 428
DQ Mixed 243
300% 544 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 242%
Great: 230%
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB
161GB free
Firmware: 1AJ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
64% Good
Read 102
Write 120
Mixed 78
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.59
4K Mixed 0.37
118% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 64%
Great: 77%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
254GB free, PID a200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Read 87
Write 96.7
Mixed 21.5
83% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.19
57% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.5% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 11.9
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 13.8
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 946 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $599
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