Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics151% 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 Drive178% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '18 at 22:34
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 219
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 659
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 677
42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12FA) ≥ 4GB; Inno3d RTX 2080 Ti
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 209
Reflection 223
Parallax 232
170% 221 fps
MRender 245
Gravity 201
Splatting 134
152% 193 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 151%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 337 284 279 265 283 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,882
Write 685
Mixed 566
SusWrite 295
187% 857 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 49.9
191% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 953
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 359
325% 517 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 178%
Great: 243%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
83GB free
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 429 447 444 440 448 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 431
Mixed 423
SusWrite 441
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 47.7
167% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 292
240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 114%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 31.8
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 29.6
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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