Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.6% 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 Drive187% 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.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '21 at 03:59
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 466
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1436 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 69.3
Reflection 65
Parallax 95.2
56% 76.5 fps
MRender 66.9
Gravity 76.3
Splatting 49.1
51% 64.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 492 67 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,514
Write 1,091
Mixed 949
SusWrite 180
207% 933 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 78.4
251% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 620
DQ Write 1,042
DQ Mixed 247
352% 637 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 187%
Great: 242%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
175GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 60 61 61 61 62 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.3
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 24.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 87%

 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 9 7 60 27.9" 1280 720 BNQ7949 BenQ EL2870U
Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 2,683 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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