Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 25 '22 at 08:04
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 424
59% 435 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
Zotac(19DA 2630) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.9% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 122
Parallax 120
103% 123 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 93.7
Splatting 90
85% 107 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,862
Write 1,242
Mixed 878
292% 1,327 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 62.8
240% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,226
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 554
474% 722 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
58GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 298 287 255 247 259 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 375
Mixed 366
SusWrite 284
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 59.9
203% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 139 138 139 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 145
Write 133
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 138
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
77.3% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 22.7
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 90%

 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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