Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 29 '19 at 03:55
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 235
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 480
64% 476 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
XFX(1682 956D) 2GB
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Lighting 27.6
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 34.9
22% 31.1 fps
MRender 29
Gravity 27.5
Splatting 31.9
24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W1T00 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 468 470 476 477 477 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 479
Mixed 391
SusWrite 468
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 53.4
190% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 277
229% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
572GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 128 134 136 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 129
Write 139
Mixed 92.3
SusWrite 127
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 109%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 148 147 148 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 154
Write 134
Mixed 86
SusWrite 148
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 22.9
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 22.8
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 2,671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $625
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