Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics118% 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 Drive183% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '17 at 10:06
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 267
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 812
78% 646 Pts
64-Core 823
51% 823 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 159
Parallax 150
131% 157 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 150
Splatting 119
105% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 118%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 405
Mixed 390
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 49.5
185% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 121
141% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
414GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 386
Mixed 398
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 47.5
181% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 47.4
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 28.3
59% 113 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,591
Write 778
Mixed 935
242% 1,101 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 45.6
214% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 47.1
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 27.7
68% 132 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 183%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 110%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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