Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.4% 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	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150724
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 13:24
Run Duration	349 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 214 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 670 67% 543 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 46.6 Parallax 41.8 36% 44.2 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 36.6 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 102 25 19 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 412 Write 343 Mixed 275 SusWrite 98.6 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 12.9 62% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.5 DQ Write 87.2 DQ Mixed 29.1 29% 43.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 61%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 119GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 120 104 128 120 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 132 Write 145 Mixed 135 SusWrite 121 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 22.5 116% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 128 110% 162 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 121GB free Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 71 71 71 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 70.5 Write 66.7 Mixed 51 SusWrite 71 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 196GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 109 112 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 151 Write 91.7 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 108 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 114%
KINGSTON SH103S3120G 120GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 45GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.3% Above average	Read 35.9 Write 35.2 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 36.7 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 9.4 739% 9.8 MB/s	DQ Read 10.1 DQ Write 13 DQ Mixed 9.8 813% 11 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 50%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 110GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 24 24 24 22 3.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 23.2 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 19.3 34% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.5 67% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 110%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,085x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	651x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	382x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	248x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	245x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	133x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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