Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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 Drive	360% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '18 at 19:48
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 750 79% 631 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 202 Parallax 185 147% 189 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 179 Splatting 126 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 678 641 663 666 662 645 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2565 Write 2,388 Mixed 1,688 SusWrite 659 407% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 80.2 4K Write 294 4K Mixed 116 426% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 1,868 DQ Write 2,001 DQ Mixed 1,813 1,398% 1,894 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 47GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 232 234 239 207 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 402 Write 242 Mixed 164 SusWrite 228 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 23.6 119% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 58.4 94% 183 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 85%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 714GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 74 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 69.8 Write 82.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 74.6 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 973GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 165 168 167 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 153 Mixed 66 SusWrite 166 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 630GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 99 99 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 70 Mixed 66 SusWrite 98.4 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 719GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 75 76 78 76 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 79.3 Write 80 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 76.4 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 60%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 141GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 73 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 72.7 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 27 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 107%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 2,689 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16