Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	20.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.3% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160603
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 01:50
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 593 80% 598 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2354 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.1% Poor	Lighting 0.77 Reflection 5.31 Parallax 0.75 1% 2.27 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 72.2 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 445 87 86 85 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 459 Mixed 378 SusWrite 220 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 41.7 161% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 275 209% 279 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 95%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 269GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 382 305 232 280 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 445 Mixed 372 SusWrite 356 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 43.7 161% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 304 236% 325 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 24.3 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 26.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.8% 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	1,080x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	647x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $618

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16