Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics50.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory1.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime11 Days
Run DateSep 12 '18 at 05:57
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 249
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 658
72% 571 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.1% Above average
Lighting 62
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 60.2
50% 63.5 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 58.9
Splatting 53.8
49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA39C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 47 45 43 43 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 114
Write 107
Mixed 59
SusWrite 47.2
60% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 74%
Verbatim STORE N GO 7GB
5GB free, PID 3123
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 17 17 17 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
9.9% Terrible
Read 32
Write 16
Mixed 14.7
SusWrite 17.4
25% 20 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
26% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.9%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.9% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 23.9
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 104%

 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 965 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $629
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