Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160603
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateDec 05 '18 at 06:24
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
75% 135 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 398
52% 390 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.3% Very good
Lighting 91.8
Reflection 96.3
Parallax 78.2
75% 88.8 fps
MRender 87.5
Gravity 85.1
Splatting 76.4
67% 83 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 209 249 159 166 169 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 416
Write 390
Mixed 301
SusWrite 207
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 30.6
4K Mixed 24.8
74% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 96.5
DQ Write 96.3
DQ Mixed 102
75% 98.3 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
301GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 148 147 147 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 136
Mixed 61
SusWrite 149
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.4
419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 28.1
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 87.3
46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 102%

 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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