Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46% 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	108% 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.

High background CPU (30%). 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	5.5 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 29 '19 at 05:30
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 211 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 400 55% 409 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.5% 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	46% Average	Lighting 56.7 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 60.2 46% 59.8 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 50 46% 56.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 267 230 198 170 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 438 Mixed 383 SusWrite 219 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.2 194% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 348 259% 344 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 270GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 71 67 72 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 47.2 Write 64.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 70.4 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.4 242% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.9% 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: 113 118 119 119 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 143 Write 129 Mixed 20 SusWrite 118 131% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.3 107% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55% 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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 14.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 57%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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 $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