Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88.9%, 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	86.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	25.6 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	Jan 01 '19 at 01:46
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 79.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 244 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 790 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% 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 62.6 Parallax 55.9 48% 59.1 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 56.3 Splatting 49.7 46% 56.7 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% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 140 140 141 53 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 429 Write 430 Mixed 370 SusWrite 170 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 39.5 152% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 301 221% 286 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 95%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 283GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 477 252 248 246 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 427 Mixed 360 SusWrite 323 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 37.1 152% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 326 247% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 99%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 2,112 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 23GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 28 27 26 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 111 Write 31.9 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 24.8 51% 48.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 22.6% 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: 175 174 176 174 174 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 162 Write 168 Mixed 102 SusWrite 175 206% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 69.5% 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 (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.2% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.5 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.2% 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	1,092x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	652x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	383x
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	134x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $765

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16