Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics164% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 03:37
Run Duration279 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 245
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 611
66% 525 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
164% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 210
Parallax 244
181% 226 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 224
Splatting 177
177% 222 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 164%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2201000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 172 171 175 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 462
Write 172
Mixed 166
SusWrite 173
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 11.4
97% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 79.3
86% 143 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 71%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
47GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 315 312 306 302 238 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 443
Mixed 432
SusWrite 319
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 57.7
194% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 359
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 116%
Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
475GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 163 161 158 157 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 137
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 158
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.4
109% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 16.5
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 17.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 59.3
67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 56%
Great: 96%

 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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