Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '17 at 09:07
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 97.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 702
71% 573 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 119
Parallax 95
93% 109 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 101
Splatting 104
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 387
Mixed 390
95% 427 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 21.3
138% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 111
134% 235 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 207
Mixed 171
139% 185 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.74
4K Mixed 0.46
138% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 28.3
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 29.6
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 49.4
81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 100%
Great: 107%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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