Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.2% 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	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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '20 at 01:37
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 683 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 22FA) CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 94.3 61% 80.5 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 59.9 56% 69.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 216 204 189 180 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 442 Mixed 423 SusWrite 202 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 31 176% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 244 200% 285 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 128%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 257GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 86 87 85 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 67 Write 65.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 83.8 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 42GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 83 Write 62.8 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 60.4 47% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 7,485 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.5% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.4 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,077x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	643x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	305x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	378x
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	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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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