Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.2% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 02:27
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 236 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 508 68% 511 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 69 59% 71.1 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 66 Splatting 67.9 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 123 132 133 125 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 367 Write 162 Mixed 202 SusWrite 129 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.2 174% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 168 127% 173 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 32GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 95 89 96 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 277 Write 125 Mixed 175 SusWrite 95.9 37% 168 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 35.3 146% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 93.9 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 102 79% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 73%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 36GB free Firmware: SBFM60.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 114 65 80 75 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 469 Write 335 Mixed 341 SusWrite 125 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 38.5 153% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 207 187% 282 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 96 99 99 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 97 Write 96.5 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 96.5 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 21.7 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 98%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,078x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	306x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	379x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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