Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150901
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 00:30
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 91.1 2-Core 184 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 285 39% 289 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570 19,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% PwrHis(1787 2308) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2801.1002 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.42% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 6.08 Parallax 5.59 0% 3.92 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 5.1 Splatting 4.91 4% 4.89 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 1.42% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 45GB free Firmware: JF100-19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 79 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 71.7 Write 73 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 78.5 49% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 42%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 63 50 68 78 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 67 Write 69.3 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 61.9 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 32GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 89 89 87 93 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 87.5 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 68%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 300GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 56.8 Write 55.8 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 53.8 62% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 43%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 299GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 111 112 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 88.5 Write 93 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 111 118% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14/8G 12GB 242 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.3% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 14.5 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14.5 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 76%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 69%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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