Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 155%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics159% 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 Drive228% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 28 '19 at 22:57
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 293
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 812
84% 675 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
159% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 224
Parallax 221
179% 221 fps
MRender 273
Gravity 218
Splatting 137
163% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 159%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 738 649 631 614 612 595 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,091
Write 890
Mixed 733
SusWrite 640
240% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 60.1
245% 94 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 377
358% 583 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 228%
Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
269GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 480 488 494 405 288 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 494
Mixed 472
SusWrite 440
108% 482 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 64.2
222% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 133%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 187 201 187 181 200 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 108
Mixed 89
SusWrite 189
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
MC Read 34
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 28.5
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 37.6
SC Mixed 28.6
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 95%

 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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