Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	138% 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	362% 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.
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 (13%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 03:45
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 777 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.9% 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: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 177 Parallax 175 156% 181 fps	MRender 211 Gravity 162 Splatting 117 128% 163 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 1780 1788 1544 671 514 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,804 Write 1,824 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 1,279 411% 1,848 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 102 355% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,467 DQ Write 1,336 DQ Mixed 568 654% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 318%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 161GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 148 150 149 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 306 Write 259 Mixed 268 SusWrite 155 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.8 182% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 234 178% 238 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 86%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 168GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 151 149 149 151 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 297 Write 258 Mixed 254 SusWrite 153 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.3 180% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 242 174% 224 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 86%
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210 846 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 126GB free Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 466 463 459 464 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 459 Mixed 318 SusWrite 462 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 46.8 180% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 76.8 138% 272 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 116%

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)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.7 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.6% 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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	305x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	379x
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 $109Bench 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	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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