Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.4% 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)
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 19:20
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 744 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB; sapphire nitro CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 52.3 46% 57.5 fps	MRender 79.7 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 72.7 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 164 120 458 1.6 303 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 509 Write 375 Mixed 317 SusWrite 248 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.3 152% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 224 114% 282 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 110%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 92GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 426 420 459 445 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 236 Mixed 301 SusWrite 439 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.3 210% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 250 219% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 126%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 305GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 93 94 93 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 97.2 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 93.2 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 756GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 114 113 114 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 112 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 82%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 433GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 79 81 79 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 81 Write 81.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 79.6 99% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 63%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 425GB free, PID 0216 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 38 37 41 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 40.8 Write 40.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 39.4 51% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 27.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 27.6 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 97%

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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	1,077x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	643x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	305x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	378x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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