Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 124 2-Core 233 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 634 62% 508 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 148 Parallax 137 113% 141 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 109 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 1TB 2,597 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 460 Mixed 397 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.9 199% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 133%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 97 96 96 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 89 Write 105 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 96.7 121% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.7 254% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 2,402 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 13.6 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14.7 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 96%

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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	305x

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 $160Bench 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	112x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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