Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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.
Graphics17.6% 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 Drive129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 14 '18 at 18:48
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 458
60% 453 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 19.9
Reflection 22.8
Parallax 18.7
16% 20.5 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 25.7
20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 400 362 360 354 440 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 306
Mixed 342
SusWrite 393
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 65.5
223% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
WD WD2001FASS-00W2B 2TB
788GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 125
Write 123
Mixed 77
SusWrite 108
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.9
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 103%

 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 2,705 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $669
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