Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.4% 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	97.1% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160301
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 20:04
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 (84^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 692 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2212 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.4% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 37.5 33% 41.2 fps	MRender 57.1 Gravity 40 Splatting 52.2 41% 49.8 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsun 840 EVO 250G 250GB 436 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 35 37 35 34 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 417 Mixed 350 SusWrite 66.7 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 52.4 186% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 235 210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 106%
Inte SSDSC2BF480A5 480GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 52GB free Firmware: TG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 186 148 172 167 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 397 Write 189 Mixed 206 SusWrite 172 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 17.8 70% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 78.1 DQ Mixed 92.5 84% 132 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 62%
WD WD5000AAKX-00ERM 500GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 225GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 95 93 95 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 94.5 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.6% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 19.2 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 69%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,080x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	647x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $618

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16