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 above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 11:14
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 290 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 563 74% 553 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 147 128 141 130 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 440 Write 207 Mixed 195 SusWrite 137 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 20 74% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 57.4 DQ Mixed 88.9 82% 132 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 86%
OCZ Vertex 4 512GB-$349 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 241GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 357 428 439 446 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 444 Mixed 298 SusWrite 412 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 39.1 142% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 276 223% 315 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 711GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 136 137 142 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 138 Write 100 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 139 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 321GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 155 156 156 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 154 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 154 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2 374% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 26.6 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 88%

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

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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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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