Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% 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	94.4% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160603
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 00:47
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 236 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 643 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 224 213 199 197 193 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 291 Mixed 291 SusWrite 215 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 40 160% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 228 197% 294 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 172GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 67 65 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 114 Write 88.5 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 66.2 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 68%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 573GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 113 111 117 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 116 Write 146 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 113 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 104%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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