Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	105% 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	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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 19:07
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 226 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 423 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan Xp 8,552 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 123E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 200 Parallax 195 151% 193 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 188 Splatting 128 120% 148 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 140%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 300GB free Firmware: Z33080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 375 394 250 181 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 352 Write 362 Mixed 336 SusWrite 275 75% 331 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 19.4 96% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 36 91% 188 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 76%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 386 417 425 427 405 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 397 Mixed 389 SusWrite 394 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 45.8 155% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 289 235% 333 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 127%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 490GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 188 189 188 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 198 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 187 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 415% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 125 126 127 126 126 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 76 Write 38.7 Mixed 58 SusWrite 122 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 72%
WD My Book 25EE 3TB 3,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 132 131 133 131 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 130 157% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 3,679 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 23.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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	113x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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