Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	139% 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 Drive	87.9% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '19 at 03:57
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 276 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 788 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 179 Parallax 190 159% 188 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 158 Splatting 119 127% 161 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 131 143 178 145 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 355 Write 186 Mixed 241 SusWrite 156 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 46.9 177% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 212 162% 218 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 86%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 161GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 133 148 150 147 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 301 Write 253 Mixed 257 SusWrite 150 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 47.8 181% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 230 174% 233 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 86%
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210 846 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 121GB free Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 484 480 486 491 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 467 Mixed 325 SusWrite 482 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 46.2 174% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 76.8 128% 249 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 130GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 121GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 53 52 39 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 88 Write 25 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 48.6 58% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 72% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.9 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.7 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,078x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $45	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