Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '19 at 03:40
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 770 84% 663 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 120 Parallax 101 96% 113 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 104 Splatting 103 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 316 320 299 311 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 439 Mixed 391 SusWrite 321 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 63.8 206% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 282GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 459 462 443 449 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 422 Mixed 416 SusWrite 449 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.9 174% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 191 192% 308 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 203GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 129 128 129 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 135 Write 93.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 129 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 167 166 166 165 167 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 120 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 165 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Portable 250GB 728 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 155GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 41.6 51% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 4x8GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 27.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 116%

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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