Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive118% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160603
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 19 '17 at 02:08
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
91% 170 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 568
76% 567 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2039 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 117
Parallax 101
86% 108 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 100
Splatting 106
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 420
Mixed 500
105% 471 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 53.3
182% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 137
161% 280 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
812GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 171
Mixed 121
115% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.3
104% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 18.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 111%

 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 2,681 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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