Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive171% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '19 at 18:29
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 245
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 686
65% 538 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Lighting 46.8
Reflection 45.7
Parallax 40.7
38% 44.4 fps
MRender 40.8
Gravity 41.3
Splatting 36.7
32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 849 1018 963 803 680 591 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1,647
Write 1,273
Mixed 703
SusWrite 817
247% 1,110 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 27
129% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 355
271% 370 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 171%
Great: 283%
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB
123GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 290 314 310 243 280 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 311
Mixed 303
SusWrite 288
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 35.5
135% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 157
155% 246 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
244GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 144 144 143 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 146
Write 117
Mixed 76
SusWrite 142
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 112%
Toshiba MK5065GSXF 500GB
195GB free
Firmware: GV108B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 78 76 79 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
43% Average
Read 71.2
Write 67.8
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 78.3
43% 59.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 43%
Great: 44%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
220GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 148 148 148 146 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 148
Write 128
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 147
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.3% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 22.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 19.5
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 119%

 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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