Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '17 at 16:26
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 81.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 90% 167 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 563 74% 554 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1395 MHz, MLim: 1875 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 84.3 54% 73.4 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 58.1 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 581GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1569 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 507 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 10 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 56 188979478564 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 7466787208 (F7) Unknown 100 100 233935525 (F8) Unknown 100 100 90911065 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3573 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	55.5% Above average	Read 468 Write 329 Mixed 337 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 30.3 4K Mixed 10.1 52% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20 DQ Write 32.4 DQ Mixed 10 12% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 104%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 87 (03) Spinup time 128 128 38686491108 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 561 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 694 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 197 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 561 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 561 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 171800199198 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	84.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 143 Mixed 113 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.44 114% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 82%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 20GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 145 Write 100 Mixed 116 148% 120 MB/s	4K Read 6.43 4K Write 3.38 4K Mixed 1.69 196% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.5% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 15.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,078x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	306x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	379x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	247x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	243x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16