Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive92.9% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '20 at 05:02
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 below expectations (34th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 229
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 657
64% 527 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 145
Parallax 125
109% 135 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
94% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 68 71 67 66 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 425
Mixed 380
SusWrite 130
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 54.9
192% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 78.1
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 66.1
75% 124 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 134%
Samsun HD322GJ 320GB
298GB free
Firmware: 1AR1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 137 135 136 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 114
Write 22.3
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 136
60% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 80%
Samsun HD204UI 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 117 117 117 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 107
Write 134
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 118
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GVR Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.9% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 22.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 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 2,702 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $630
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