Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.1% 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	89.6% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 05:56
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 265 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 745 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.1% Average	Lighting 58.7 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 56 48% 59.1 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 56.3 Splatting 49.6 46% 56.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 482 165 144 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 437 Write 435 Mixed 375 SusWrite 259 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 33.5 145% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 304 223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 95%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 304GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 483 259 250 251 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 432 Mixed 362 SusWrite 328 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 37.8 149% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 325 247% 333 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 99%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 2,112 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 25GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 26 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 98.7 Write 35.5 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 26.6 51% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 25%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 176 175 175 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 164 Write 167 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 175 204% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.1% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 18.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 75%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,082x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	650x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	248x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	244x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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