Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	14.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '18 at 13:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$64 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 228 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 411 53% 402 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 38% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 365 279 275 272 279 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 446 Mixed 370 SusWrite 311 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.9 186% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$49 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 397GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 135 Write 140 Mixed 71 SusWrite 150 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 17GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 157 132 150 160 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 147 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3000VN0001-1SF176 3TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 318GB free Firmware: AN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 159 159 159 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 149 Mixed 81 SusWrite 159 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLH64V1H TS512MLH64V1H TS1GLH64V1H TS512MLH64V1H 20GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.9% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 75%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,093x
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	652x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	384x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	250x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	135x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $762

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16