Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.3% 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 Drive	110% 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.

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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 09:12
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 693 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 117 Parallax 96.8 90% 108 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 99.5 Splatting 103 82% 99.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 95 95 90 93 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 459 Mixed 380 SusWrite 134 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.4 212% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 354 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 131 131 134 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 97.5 Write 127 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 132 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 66%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 114 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 114 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 84%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 732GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 16 15 17 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	6.51% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 14.5 Mixed 14 SusWrite 15.5 20% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 6.51% Great: 49%
Verbatim ClickUSB 32GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 28GB free, PID 025e Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 24 18 24 18 23 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	9.53% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 7 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 20.6 18% 15 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.53% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.9% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 10.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 9.4 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	306x

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 $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	113x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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