Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display2715 x 1527 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160603
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '17 at 18:57
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 146
2-Core 293
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 817
83% 670 Pts
64-Core 817
51% 817 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 168
Parallax 145
138% 161 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 142
Splatting 113
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 120%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
469GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 136
Write 106
Mixed 110
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 0.15
79% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2200 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.7
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 94%

 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 2,684 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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