Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive229% 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)
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 03 '19 at 22:00
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 779
81% 652 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2049 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 145
Parallax 134
107% 137 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 132
Splatting 109
93% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 905 902 855 896 806 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,862
Write 925
Mixed 645
SusWrite 878
238% 1,077 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 53.2
237% 97.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,040
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 377
357% 579 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 229%
Great: 243%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155
170GB free
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 796 202 122 204 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 724
Write 819
Mixed 716
SusWrite 385
149% 661 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 50.8
205% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 492
DQ Write 679
DQ Mixed 528
415% 567 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 141%
Great: 142%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
911GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 186 185 185 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 180
Mixed 96
SusWrite 184
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 32.6
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 31.4
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 104%
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 2,673 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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