Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.8% 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	96% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '18 at 21:02
Run Duration	419 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 119 2-Core 222 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 654 65% 532 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.8% Average	Lighting 50.9 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 58.5 42% 51.4 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 43.5 42% 52.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5183 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1047 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 265 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2555970 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 66 (C2) HDA temperature 61 42 249108955175 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 94 (E9) Unknown 100 100 9717 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 22275 (F2) Unknown 100 100 22271 (F4) Unknown 100 100 39 (F5) Unknown 100 100 66 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1837632	96% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 506 Mixed 503 112% 498 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 13.7 110% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 61.6 118% 234 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 71 (03) Spinup time 126 126 25789464878 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1331 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 25896 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1051 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1605 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1605 (C2) HDA temperature 125 125 244813856816 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	97.6% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 178 Mixed 170 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.24 112% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 650GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 168455944 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 257 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 7134547 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 905 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 153 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 43 275751632943 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3206 (C2) HDA temperature 47 57 47244640303 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -15199889259777 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6549364813 (F2) Unknown 100 253 47705693215	80.4% Excellent	Read 145 Write 134 Mixed 124 101% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 5.22 4K Mixed 0.7 206% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 104%

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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	1,078x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	305x

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	112x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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