Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics6.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 18 '16 at 08:24
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
36% Below average
Memory 54
1-Core 43.4
2-Core 45.9
33% 47.8 Pts
4-Core 97.1
8-Core 330
23% 213 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 36%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.99% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 7.62
6% 8.82 fps
MRender 6.67
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 15.6
8% 9.66 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.99%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 73.8
Write 77.8
Mixed 74.8
57% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.23
62% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.7% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 10.9
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 8.8
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 147
27% 147 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 63%

 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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