Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics147% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive286% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 18:32
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 242
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 640
67% 536 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3710) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 243
Parallax 253
158% 230 fps
MRender 251
Gravity 215
Splatting 148
161% 204 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 147%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
737GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1295 1226 1450 1394 1436 1459 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2253
Write 1,500
Mixed 1,236
SusWrite 1,377
355% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 82.2
194% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,341
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 1,114
823% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 286%
Great: 355%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
173GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 80 81 81 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
50% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 85.8
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 79.8
59% 80.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
72.6% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 23
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 22.7
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 80%

 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 2,678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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