Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170616
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateNov 17 '17 at 20:55
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 71.8
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 192
68% 120 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 637
62% 512 Pts
64-Core 1,047
65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 60.2
Parallax 86.3
55% 71.4 fps
MRender 59.7
Gravity 60
Splatting 78
55% 65.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 487
Write 344
Mixed 338
86% 390 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 17.6
98% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 44.2
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 14.1
35% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
186GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63% Good
Read 103
Write 116
Mixed 129
88% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.2
78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 63%
Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
111GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 127
Write 109
Mixed 119
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.38
93% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 74%
Multiple Card Reader 32GB
1GB free, PID 6366
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 20.5
Write 19.8
Mixed 18.9
25% 19.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.24
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 1.1
96% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.2% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 26.2
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5 - $246

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