Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.2% 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 Drive17.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 07:41
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 78.9
2-Core 194
67% 118 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 426
48% 378 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 112
Parallax 111
86% 110 fps
MRender 92.8
Gravity 97.6
Splatting 91.7
77% 94 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT256G1122 256GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2320000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 36 54 5.6 4.5 19 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
17.6% Very poor
Read 214
Write 104
Mixed 11
SusWrite 23.4
19% 88 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
28% 6.93 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
507GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 132 133 131 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 134
Write 136
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 133
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD1 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD1 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 19.5
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 15.1
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59%
Great: 74%

 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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