Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics39.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '17 at 00:26
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 74.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 190
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 701
61% 522 Pts
64-Core 935
58% 935 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Asus(1043 3006) 3GB
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.4.4
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Lighting 51.9
Reflection 34.6
Parallax 64.3
42% 50.3 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 50.7
Splatting 43
35% 42.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 504
Write 279
Mixed 305
80% 363 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 19.6
115% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 39.8
60% 114 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
515GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 152
Mixed 137
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.29
4K Write 2.73
4K Mixed 0.28
135% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
11GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
9.05% Terrible
Read 24.1
Write 7.53
Mixed 10.6
15% 14.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.74
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.8
78% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.05%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 30.4
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 24.1
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 92.1
43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-AX370-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 87%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5 - $246

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $1,061
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