Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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.
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.
Graphics88% 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 Drive95.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 06:30
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 145
2-Core 286
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 780
78% 634 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 118
Parallax 95.8
92% 109 fps
MRender 93.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 274
Mixed 342
84% 379 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 30.6
152% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 107
128% 227 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
12GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 93
Write 96.5
Mixed 70.2
65% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.54
108% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2800 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
74.8% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 22.8
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.6
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 99%

 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 2,673 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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