Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	41.9% 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	230% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160603
Uptime	11.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 23:04
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	Memory 57.2 1-Core 82.4 2-Core 124 52% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 225 26% 200 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1F06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.9% Average	Lighting 47.2 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.6 38% 48.9 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 628GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1134 1248 1269 1317 1325 1346 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,618 Write 1,358 Mixed 1307 SusWrite 1273 312% 1,389 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 57.5 179% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 892 DQ Write 518 DQ Mixed 816 578% 742 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 410%
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 140GB free Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 192 178 177 123 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 400 Write 379 Mixed 322 SusWrite 194 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 28.4 97% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 201 188% 290 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 410GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 61 57 64 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 63.3 72% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.4% Average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 17.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 8.1 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 136 29% 136 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 88%

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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	305x

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 $45Bench 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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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