Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive242% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '17 at 22:06
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$40
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 197
81% 137 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 326
44% 326 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.1% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 6.09
5% 7.58 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.1%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 1,758
Write 622
Mixed 891
238% 1,090 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 459
4K Mixed 76.9
419% 196 MB/s
DQ Read 33.1
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 238
180% 230 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 242%
Great: 234%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB
13GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 75.8
Write 17.8
Mixed 30.6
43% 41.4 MB/s
4K Read 2.81
4K Write 0.27
4K Mixed 0.02
20% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C15 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.5% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 104%

 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 2,682 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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