Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.2% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '24 at 20:08
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$122 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 221 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 412 54% 405 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Asus(1043 03BE) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Lighting 27.7 Reflection 27.1 Parallax 23.6 23% 26.1 fps	MRender 22.4 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 18 17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-000L7 256GB 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT03L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 70 72 68 65 62 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 456 Write 253 Mixed 287 SusWrite 83.4 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 46.9 160% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 325 254% 350 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 112%
Kingston SNV2S500G 500GB 18,653 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 82GB free Firmware: ELFKAN.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,682 Write 1,989 Mixed 1,675 400% 1,782 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 61.1 200% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,041 DQ Write 622 DQ Mixed 872 638% 845 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 323%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 221GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 363 100 102 100 101 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 443 Write 296 Mixed 313 SusWrite 197 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 31.6 121% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 189 170% 257 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FADG 2x4GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.5 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 16: 0P 0R 2G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
16%	19%	63	199	58	60	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0CCB U28E850

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,087x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	651x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	383x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	249x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	245x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	133x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16