Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive104% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160603
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 10:32
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 295
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 820
88% 700 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
ASRock(1849 5101) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.30.02
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 151
Parallax 270
114% 187 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 148
Splatting 97
98% 123 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Biwin SSD 256GB
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0704A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 423 420 401 411 409 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 389
Mixed 397
SusWrite 414
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 31.5
148% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 51.9
108% 217 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 104%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 182 181 182 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 181
Mixed 97.4
SusWrite 181
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
12GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.1 3.2 3.9 2.7 4.6 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Read 23.6
Write 7.3
Mixed 6
SusWrite 3.8
11% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 2.7
185% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 1302 3000 C16 Series 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.1% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 24.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 77%

 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 2,682 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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