Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% 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	110% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 18:59
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 437 60% 444 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan Xp 8,552 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 123E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 203 Parallax 205 151% 198 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 192 Splatting 137 124% 153 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 140%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 300GB free Firmware: Z33080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 385 330 144 151 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 397 Write 391 Mixed 341 SusWrite 248 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 19.7 104% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 34.2 83% 168 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 76%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 406 424 449 455 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 450 Mixed 414 SusWrite 418 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 49.4 159% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 288 237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 127%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 490GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 194 193 194 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 154 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 194 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.4 426% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 121 122 123 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 67 Write 40.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 118 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 72%
WD My Book 25EE 3TB 3,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 132 132 135 134 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 124 Write 118 Mixed 93 SusWrite 132 159% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 3,679 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 28.6 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 25.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 115%

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

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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	113x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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