Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive222% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 779
83% 661 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 141
Parallax 119
102% 128 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 123
Splatting 105
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 838 880 806 813 816 817 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,730
Write 908
Mixed 650
SusWrite 828
228% 1,029 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 54.1
238% 98 MB/s
DQ Read 1,046
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 370
354% 577 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 222%
Great: 243%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155
233GB free
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 865 802 210 123 209 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 727
Write 853
Mixed 694
SusWrite 388
150% 665 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 53.3
206% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 489
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 527
414% 566 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 142%
Great: 142%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
914GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 184 187 185 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 182
Mixed 94
SusWrite 184
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 112%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 29.6
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 29.7
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 109%

 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 2,677 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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HDDRAMUSB
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