Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	232% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 07:11
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$51 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65% Good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 200 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 312 42% 310 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PNY(196E 1138) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.30 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.7% Below average	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 50.3 Parallax 31.4 31% 39.9 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 35.1 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKA51 512GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: 007D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 174 493 501 507 506 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,166 Write 1,215 Mixed 992 SusWrite 493 269% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 83.7 274% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 95.9 217% 471 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 285%
Intel SSDSC2BB480G6 480GB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 237GB free Firmware: G2010130 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 350 365 384 393 391 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 295 Write 380 Mixed 266 SusWrite 376 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 36.4 141% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 247 187% 253 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 98%
Jmicron Tech 120GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 31GB free Firmware: 3202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 8.3 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	4.56% Terrible	Read 7.7 Write 7.2 Mixed 8 SusWrite 8.1 6% 7.75 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 4.56% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/16G 04CB DDR4 3000 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 20.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 20.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	5	60	27"	1920 1017	BNQ78C3 BenQ GW2750H

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,087x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	651x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	249x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	245x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	133x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16