Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive208% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 09 '17 at 17:33
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 47%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 185
79% 132 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 325
44% 325 Pts
64-Core 325
20% 325 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
PNY(196E 11D8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 369.9
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.8% Good
Lighting 77.4
Reflection 79.5
Parallax 64.7
63% 73.9 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 74.4
60% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,187
Write 1,023
Mixed 1,214
324% 1,475 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 31.8
135% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 161
181% 309 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 208%
Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
30GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Read 172
Write 51.8
Mixed 67.1
21% 97 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 7.45
48% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 62.8
DQ Write 51.7
DQ Mixed 19.7
25% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 69%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
400GB free
Firmware: D005SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 78.4
Write 48.9
Mixed 49
44% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.19
4K Mixed 0.45
97% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 58%
WD WD800BB-88JHC0 80GB
50GB free
Firmware: 05.01C05 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Read 52.7
Write 53.9
Mixed 53.2
40% 53.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.33
84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 27.8
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 26.3
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 91%

 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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