Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive290% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 02 '20 at 23:11
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 139
2-Core 271
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 759
70% 586 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.6% Very good
Lighting 90.7
Reflection 111
Parallax 86.1
74% 95.8 fps
MRender 93.7
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 93
73% 88.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 569 570 562 552 551 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 2,465
Write 2,260
Mixed 1,425
SusWrite 613
377% 1,691 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 90.2
305% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,434
DQ Write 1,229
DQ Mixed 1,302
984% 1,322 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 290%
Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
198GB free
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 372 283 136 126 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 421
Mixed 330
SusWrite 240
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 41.2
158% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 238
185% 251 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 95%
G-drive USB-C 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 116 117 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 178
Write 121
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 116
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.7
184% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.4
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 100%

 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 953 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $585
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