Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics114% 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 Drive71% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160603
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '16 at 18:35
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 274
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 803
77% 637 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 159
Parallax 147
124% 153 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 151
Splatting 116
105% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3107000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 492
Write 399
Mixed 160
77% 350 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 3.92
73% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 18.1
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 3.81
47% 102 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71%
Great: 66%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 183
Mixed 164
133% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.18
81% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
406GB free
Firmware: 060E
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 103
Write 100
Mixed 88.4
73% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.33
84% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 27.2
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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