Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 16 '18 at 17:01
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 411
55% 412 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 187
Parallax 181
125% 174 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 170
Splatting 121
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7TB3Q-256G-1006 256GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 194 180 177 184 168 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 410
Write 249
Mixed 157
SusWrite 186
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 27.4
129% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 138
137% 222 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 98%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
27GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 86 92 86 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 126
Write 127
Mixed 15.3
SusWrite 84.3
64% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 108%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
412GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 70 67 63 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 79.7
Write 77.5
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 67.1
51% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.4% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.3
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 90%

 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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