Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150724
Uptime15.4 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 23:14
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 739
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.3% Good
Lighting 83.1
Reflection 83.2
Parallax 69.8
68% 78.7 fps
MRender 75.6
Gravity 73
Splatting 73.8
61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,322
Write 1,853
Mixed 1,250
400% 1,809 MB/s
4K Read 67.8
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 92.8
317% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 1,196
DQ Mixed 1,167
861% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
57GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 9,375
Write 7,734
Mixed 8,291
1,886% 8,467 MB/s
4K Read 706
4K Write 345
4K Mixed 458
1,839% 503 MB/s
DQ Read 1673
DQ Write 1,273
DQ Mixed 1,355
1,045% 1,433 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
606GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 90 68 90 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
50% Above average
Read 88.5
Write 91
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 85.6
65% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 1315 BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 1315 BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 25.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 26.5
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 80%

 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 2,702 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $630
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