Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 Drive54.5% 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)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160603
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 12 '17 at 22:39
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 265
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 775
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2751 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 157
Parallax 147
129% 154 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 152
Splatting 117
107% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 117%
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 above expectations (77th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 508
Write 18.9
Mixed 344
63% 290 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 0.04
86% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 6.09
67% 155 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 66%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 171
Mixed 158
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.07
4K Mixed 0.19
58% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
396GB free
Firmware: 060E
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 94.6
Mixed 90.1
70% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.22
79% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 54.6%
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 above expectations (73rd percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 25.8
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 92.2%
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 2,676 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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