Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160603
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 14 '19 at 19:48
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 163 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 326 42% 319 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mtfdbak1 28MAG-1G1 128GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0005 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 213 Write 36.7 Mixed 71.8 23% 107 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 10.9 64% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 31.3 DQ Mixed 55.6 55% 91.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 51%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3GB free Firmware: 2BA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 78 51 79 92 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 26.3 Write 34.8 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 70.7 26% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 59%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 240GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 70.3 Write 70.5 Mixed 42.8 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 61%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 247GB free Firmware: AM00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 86.3 Write 88.5 Mixed 31.8 50% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 60%
Seagate ST1000LM 035-1RK172 1TB 3,232 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 904GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 134 127 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 118 Write 135 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 131 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 70%
SanDisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 128GB-$36 967 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 31GB free, PID 558b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3.3 Write 2.5 Mixed 3.3 4% 3.03 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron AFLD44EN1P 1x4GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 13.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 12.3 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 46%

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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	306x

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 $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 $40Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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