Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive308% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 28 '22 at 07:58
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 below expectations (34th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 239
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 681
66% 542 Pts
64-Core 671
42% 671 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3776) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.4% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 79.9
Parallax 73.4
62% 76.6 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 76.1
Splatting 72.1
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$92
275GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1310 1574 1762 1672 729 689 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2,344
Write 1,534
Mixed 1,384
SusWrite 1,289
365% 1,638 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 82.5
269% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,292
DQ Write 1,016
DQ Mixed 1,144
859% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 308%
Great: 463%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
477GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 96 95 100 93 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 140
Write 147
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 95.7
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.9
345% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 108%
Lacie d2 TBT2 USB3 4TB
107GB free
Firmware: 1153
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 136 136 135 156 188 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 166
Write 140
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 144
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 89%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 22
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 92%

 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 2,699 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $630
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