Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
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 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.8% 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 Drive76.8% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime8 Days
Run DateNov 27 '17 at 21:59
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 148
2-Core 273
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 793
75% 619 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 124
Parallax 105
96% 116 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 108
Splatting 108
87% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 517
Write 185
Mixed 274
71% 326 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 22.1
143% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 35.5
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 21.8
32% 56.9 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
14GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
5.76% Terrible
Read 6.4
Write 13.4
Mixed 6.3
6% 8.71 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 0.77
4K Mixed 0.23
50% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 5.76%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2800 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
74.9% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 22.7
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 99%

 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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