Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.4% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 02 '18 at 17:11
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 657
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 79.1
Reflection 79.5
Parallax 69.1
64% 75.9 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 73.2
Splatting 74.8
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 212 192 304 211 305 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 353
Write 112
Mixed 302
SusWrite 233
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 39
166% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 82
DQ Mixed 156
119% 167 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 97%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
77GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 614 613 614 613 611 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,223
Write 1,063
Mixed 573
SusWrite 638
195% 874 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 250
4K Mixed 68.3
296% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,075
DQ Write 1425
DQ Mixed 894
774% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 233%
Great: 254%
WD WD6401AALS-00E3A 640GB
229GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 79 80 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 75.8
Write 78.6
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 79.4
55% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
75.6% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 81%

 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 2,703 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $630
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