Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	252% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 14:22
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 262 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 685 74% 591 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 145 Parallax 160 118% 150 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 126 Splatting 114 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1226 732 662 722 703 704 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,783 Write 2362 Mixed 1895 SusWrite 791 385% 1,708 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 77.5 260% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,302 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 1,193 884% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 472%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 86GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 125 126 132 143 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 417 Write 152 Mixed 186 SusWrite 136 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 40.7 156% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 119 104% 157 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 175GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 489 487 482 485 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 476 Mixed 403 SusWrite 485 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.4 210% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 161GB free Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 251 254 253 254 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 462 Write 252 Mixed 166 SusWrite 252 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 23.7 126% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 56.6 103% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 85%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 200 200 202 201 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 190 191 192 192 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 133 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 190 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 20.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 36: 5R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	56%	18	287	200	165	34.1"	3440 1440	SAM711A LC34G55T

History: Score 27: 4R 1G 4B | Score 36: 5R 3G 2B

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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	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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