Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% 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	187% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '18 at 21:47
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 695 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 57.7 57% 65.6 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 67.5 55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 333GB free Firmware: 8EV101F0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,953 Write 1,000 Mixed 1,359 317% 1,437 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 50.4 225% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 530 DQ Write 453 DQ Mixed 223 241% 402 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 230%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,809 Write 591 Mixed 826 234% 1,076 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 49.2 204% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 540 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 166 178% 305 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 213%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 494GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 130 124 6466 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3008 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 14634 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1228 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 63 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3002 (C2) HDA temperature 112 92 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	34.4% Below average	Read 61.9 Write 57.8 Mixed 54.8 44% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.33 88% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 49%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 2341 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1017 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1294 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1017 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 97 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 919 (C2) HDA temperature 106 91 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	84.2% Excellent	Read 157 Write 136 Mixed 130 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.26 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.27 126% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 25F3 256GB 556 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 225GB free, PID 25f3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 321 Write 267 Mixed 305 378% 298 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 11.2 1,350% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 23.4 DQ Write 29.4 DQ Mixed 11.5 1,477% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 260%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB-$227 628 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 28 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 27.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.1 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82% 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	305x

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	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 $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) $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