Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% 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 Drive120% 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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180111
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateOct 04 '18 at 20:19
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 48%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 274
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 762
74% 611 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 157
Parallax 145
118% 149 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 141
Splatting 114
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 312 300 305 208 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 480
Mixed 375
SusWrite 283
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 61.9
215% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 352
267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
963GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 185 190 189 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 159
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 188
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
832GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 197 197 200 200 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 153
Mixed 90
SusWrite 199
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.1% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 12.3
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 2,676 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 Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $625
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