Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% 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	115% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160301
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 05:22
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 783 81% 652 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2212 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.7 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsun 840 EVO 250G 250GB 436 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 274 273 235 166 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 344 SusWrite 238 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.6 206% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 239 213% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 106%
Inte SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 76GB free Firmware: TG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 194 162 193 171 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 404 Write 264 Mixed 281 SusWrite 195 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 18.6 4K Mixed 22.6 80% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 89.5 82% 130 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%
WD WD5000AAKX-00ERM 500GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 241GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 93 96 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 71 SusWrite 94.8 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.6% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 19.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 69%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,080x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	647x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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	69x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $618

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16