Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive50.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
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 21 '16 at 00:43
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 96.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 243
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 704
68% 562 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 151
Parallax 126
124% 143 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 145
Splatting 113
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3107000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 511
Write 96.3
Mixed 389
73% 332 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 1.86
80% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 27.7
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 1.26
20% 45.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 66%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 162
Mixed 163
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.2
87% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
405GB free
Firmware: 060E
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 103
Write 101
Mixed 74
69% 92.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.26
86% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 58.6%
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 way above expectations (86th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 27.2
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.8
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 104%

 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 2,682 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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