Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive218% 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)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 15 '19 at 03:23
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 814
88% 697 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 123
107% 133 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 131
Splatting 108
94% 115 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: 765 759 755 764 780 717 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,829
Write 916
Mixed 654
SusWrite 756
230% 1,039 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 50.2
228% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,051
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 374
358% 583 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 218%
Great: 243%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155
389GB free
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 765 240 122 138 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 753
Write 792
Mixed 685
SusWrite 383
147% 653 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 49.3
196% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 488
DQ Write 679
DQ Mixed 528
414% 565 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 139%
Great: 142%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
904GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 164 163 166 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 154
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 162
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 31.4
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 30.4
88% 31 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 99.1%
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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