Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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 Drive236% 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)
Memory29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 17 '19 at 20:24
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 96.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 294
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 800
86% 684 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 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 146
Parallax 137
107% 138 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
93% 115 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 909 898 896 842 833 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 1,963
Write 922
Mixed 694
SusWrite 882
246% 1,115 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 55.9
241% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,050
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 380
360% 584 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 236%
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: 881 797 183 122 206 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 719
Write 812
Mixed 703
SusWrite 386
148% 655 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 49.9
198% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 488
DQ Write 676
DQ Mixed 529
415% 564 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 139%
Great: 142%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
904GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 164 166 167 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 153
Mixed 109
SusWrite 165
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.5%
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 above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 31.4
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 29.2
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 101%
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 2,682 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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