Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.5% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150724
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 11:08
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 221 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 621 63% 508 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2957) CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 32.7 33% 36.5 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 34.8 Splatting 34.7 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 380 410 423 413 412 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 402 Mixed 336 SusWrite 412 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 42.2 149% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 349 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 125 125 127 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 114 Write 115 Mixed 37 SusWrite 125 71% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 72%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 125 123 125 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 15.1 SusWrite 123 61% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 1,779 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 23.1 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 121%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,079x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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