Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics44.6% 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 Drive65.2% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 536
71% 535 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.6% Average
Lighting 47.3
Reflection 55.1
Parallax 135
38% 79.3 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 62.3
56% 70.5 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 256GB
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 58 34 38 73 14 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 477
Write 347
Mixed 341
SusWrite 77.1
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 18
95% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 190
174% 264 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 85%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
103GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 431 369 467 459 475 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 474
Mixed 451
SusWrite 441
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 64.2
211% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 296
241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 130%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
838GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 145 150 144 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 154
Write 150
Mixed 106
SusWrite 147
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.6% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 13.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270MX-Gaming5 Builds (Compare 244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $526
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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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