Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.9% 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	238% 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 14:31
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 250 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 698 68% 561 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.9% 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: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 44.9 38% 45.8 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 37 32% 39.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.9% 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% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 1039 994 841 602 603 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,060 Write 1,318 Mixed 725 SusWrite 827 273% 1,233 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 60.1 225% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 380 DQ Mixed 434 417% 681 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 283%
OCZ RevoDrive 350 PCIe 480GB-$396 526 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 401GB free Firmware: 2.50 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 598 637 655 661 671 663 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 654 Write 754 Mixed 438 SusWrite 647 141% 623 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 45.8 164% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 840 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 634 513% 727 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 135GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 303 303 303 302 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 455 Mixed 379 SusWrite 322 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 66 229% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB 3,414 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 321 322 321 322 322 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 321 Mixed 297 SusWrite 321 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38.3 151% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 156 160% 258 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 214GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 200 199 199 198 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 152 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 198 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 263GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 143 145 145 144 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 142 Write 109 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 142 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 112%
H/W LARG E 5TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 203 202 203 203 198 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65% Good	Read 100 Write 59.4 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 200 145% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 81%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 119%

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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	1,078x
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 $40Bench 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 $178	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) $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