Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	166% 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 Drive	109% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 22:11
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 260 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 703 74% 593 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F); GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	166% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 230 Parallax 296 189% 253 fps	MRender 289 Gravity 222 Splatting 133 167% 215 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 221 190 199 194 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 483 Mixed 382 SusWrite 230 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 47.8 195% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 180GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 458 387 288 287 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 450 Mixed 443 SusWrite 357 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 57.4 194% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 293 240% 343 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 754GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 128 128 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	64% Good	Read 95.5 Write 92.4 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 127 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 64GB 2,475 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 57GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 11 19 19 18 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 17.4 Mixed 12.4 SusWrite 16.6 24% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 2.3 183% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 2,352 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 104%

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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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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