Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	129% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '17 at 14:11
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 226 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 627 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Sapphire(174B 1070) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 956 Write 534 Mixed 678 160% 723 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 37 135% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 113 157% 287 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 332%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 167880376 (03) Spinup time 95 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3328 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 32782212 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15578 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 456 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 131075 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 49 488112157 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 110 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8710 (C2) HDA temperature 29 51 68719476765 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -110548163226413 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30010488888 (F2) Unknown 100 253 42323754126446	75% Very good	Read 133 Write 128 Mixed 129 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.15 74% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 226972976 (03) Spinup time 97 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1619 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 3460375 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1140 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1424 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 50 488046621 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 33 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 14338 (C2) HDA temperature 29 50 73014444061 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 114649856999988 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4967131570 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2649392966	91% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 152 Mixed 139 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.17 82% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 238332288 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1257 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 13988450 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1386 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 548 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 46 488112157 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7132 (C2) HDA temperature 29 54 38654705693 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 67130338837268 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4824283985 (F2) Unknown 100 253 56889525879	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 181 Mixed 168 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.16 70% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 95 214025160 (03) Spinup time 95 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2862 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 48 48 9002417444089 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9026 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2235 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 65 65 35 (BC) Unknown 100 100 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 51 504954910 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 291 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 25303 (C2) HDA temperature 30 49 60129542174 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 139294379350017 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -42087096022925 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -30905219137424	87.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 158 Mixed 137 110% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.28 89% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 3,006 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 354GB free Firmware: 040B Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 84.2 Write 143 Mixed 131 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.26 102% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 110%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 42GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 14.3 Mixed 12.2 22% 21 MB/s	4K Read 7.41 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.008 28% 2.48 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 115%

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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	644x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	305x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	378x
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	112x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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