Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	170% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '24 at 02:19
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 719 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 3,743 User benchmarks, average bench 163% Asus(1043 88BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 248 Reflection 234 Parallax 210 202% 231 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 184 Splatting 156 158% 200 fps
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 172%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 127 129 130 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 488 Mixed 409 SusWrite 158 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 55.1 184% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 189GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1717 1608 1335 1430 1340 1228 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,454 Write 2,087 Mixed 1,836 SusWrite 1,443 438% 1955 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 83.5 272% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,139 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 1,003 766% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 722GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 141 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 154 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 140 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 595GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 175 175 176 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 110 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 176 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 28 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 30.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 65: 0P 5R 10G 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
57%	36%	53	217	59	144	27"	1280 720	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

History: Score 57: 0P 5R 9G 5B | Score 65: 0P 5R 10G 10B

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,078x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	247x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	243x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16