Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.6% 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 Drive82.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '15 at 17:08
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 810
82% 663 Pts
64-Core 816
50% 816 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5906
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 113
Parallax 111
87% 110 fps
MRender 87.9
Gravity 94.6
Splatting 81.7
72% 88 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsai Force GS 240GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 418
Write 257
Mixed 231
66% 302 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 15.8
143% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 64.9
88% 164 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 115%

 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 2,691 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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