Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '19 at 06:23
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 346 48% 355 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 60.6 46% 59.9 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 49.4 45% 56.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 208 183 183 182 180 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 441 Mixed 377 SusWrite 198 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 55.6 187% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 159 175% 295 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 270GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 61 63 65 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 42 Write 72.5 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 62.6 42% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.4 255% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 482GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 120 120 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 146 Write 144 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 119 138% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB 31,969 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.7 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 57%

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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	1,080x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	648x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $37Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $618

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16