Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateOct 28 '18 at 18:48
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 223
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 397
54% 400 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37AC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
139% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 208
Parallax 209
148% 200 fps
MRender 249
Gravity 197
Splatting 125
149% 190 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 139%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 219 209 213 215 214 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 448
Mixed 376
SusWrite 231
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 50.9
170% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 356
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 102%
Great: 122%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
899GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 179 178 179 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 180
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 179
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 167 170 169 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 182
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 168
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.9
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69%
Great: 81%

 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 2,682 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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