Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.8% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 20:39
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 780 83% 662 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 170 Parallax 166 147% 172 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 150 Splatting 108 116% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 160 151 150 136 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 305 Write 207 Mixed 263 SusWrite 145 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.8 176% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 232 173% 230 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 86%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 161GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 158 145 147 147 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 306 Write 242 Mixed 264 SusWrite 155 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 46 181% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 226 174% 234 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 86%
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210 846 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 75GB free Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 205 269 176 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 488 Mixed 318 SusWrite 226 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.7 174% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 77.4 137% 269 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 130GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 121GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 52 44 51 53 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 88.3 Write 19.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 45.7 50% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.1 74% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2533, 2533, 2533, 2533 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 26.2 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 84%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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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