Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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	103% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	55.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 03:20
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 as expected (49^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 114 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 657 64% 527 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FF5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 145 Parallax 162 126% 154 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 132 Splatting 108 111% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 215 193 191 168 173 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 336 Mixed 354 SusWrite 207 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49 174% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 20GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 28 24 24 22 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 122 Write 53.7 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 35.8 80% 68 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.5 141% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 38%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 33GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 73 74 73 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 89.5 Write 90.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 74.3 102% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 42%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 250GB 1,629 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 92GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 65 65 41 31 23 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 125 Write 62.7 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 47.9 96% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.7 147% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSE.16FAD 1315 BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 1315 BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 1315 BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.9% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 78%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

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 $75Bench 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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16