Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.4% 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 Drive	278% 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	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	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 00:37
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 654 71% 562 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 41 38% 44.9 fps	MRender 41.3 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 37.2 32% 40.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1344 1341 1391 1284 1216 1333 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,069 Write 1,385 Mixed 880 SusWrite 1,318 315% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 66.3 258% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,207 DQ Write 395 DQ Mixed 428 414% 677 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 283%
Drevo X1 SSD 120GB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 78GB free Firmware: P1222A SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 415 431 409 31 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 512 Write 428 Mixed 380 SusWrite 290 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 17.4 131% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 81.6 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 21.3 66% 136 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 227GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 302 301 301 301 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 496 Mixed 428 SusWrite 320 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 69.2 238% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 124%
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB 3,414 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 215GB free Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 322 321 320 321 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 322 Mixed 315 SusWrite 321 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39.7 154% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 156 156% 250 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 97%
OCZ RevoDrive 350 PCIe 480GB-$396 526 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 177GB free Firmware: 2.50 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 666 670 686 694 634 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,065 Write 803 Mixed 553 SusWrite 670 173% 773 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 52.8 190% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 848 DQ Write 817 DQ Mixed 685 555% 783 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 172%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 26.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 119%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,078x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	306x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	379x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	247x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	243x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16