Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory14.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 15 '20 at 15:31
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 237
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 640
66% 531 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.1% Excellent
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 110
Parallax 92.5
81% 101 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 95.4
Splatting 94.2
78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 121 127 134 134 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 360
Write 281
Mixed 216
SusWrite 134
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 14.1
65% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 33.1
60% 118 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 70%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
223GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 125 123 123 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 120
Write 124
Mixed 108
SusWrite 123
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBR2 Kingston KHX2666C13D4/8GX 1315 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.1% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 19.3
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns

 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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