Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	218% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 09:47
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 239 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 621 58% 482 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.7% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 106 Parallax 108 78% 103 fps	MRender 95.7 Gravity 94 Splatting 94.3 78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB 12,871 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 123 172 102 97 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2,421 Write 737 Mixed 924 SusWrite 210 234% 1,073 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 72.4 244% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 730 DQ Mixed 796 578% 746 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 273%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 15GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 444 Write 365 Mixed 308 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 38.8 146% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 104 126% 221 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 209 199 208 207 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 316 Write 240 Mixed 251 SusWrite 201 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 34.2 149% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 135 130% 206 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 91%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 126GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 66 66 67 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 59.6 Write 78 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 64.5 54% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.1 170% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 604GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 157 158 157 160 150 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 146 Write 131 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 154 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 1,538 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 9R 1G 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
48%	37%	27	312	233	240	24.5"	1920 1080	BNQ7F58 ZOWIE XL LCD

History: Score 23: 4R 1G 0B | Score 48: 9R 1G 0B

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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 $31Bench 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