Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive145% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 06:03
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 123
2-Core 227
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 592
62% 498 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 127
Parallax 106
96% 117 fps
MRender 99.3
Gravity 112
Splatting 89.3
81% 100 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 443 344 438 452 365 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,593
Write 934
Mixed 633
SusWrite 426
198% 897 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 21.8
4K Mixed 19.2
100% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,135
DQ Write 52.4
DQ Mixed 40
168% 409 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 145%
Great: 283%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
68GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 58 75 75 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 74.3
Write 45.2
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 68.8
43% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
6TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 167 124 185 160 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 152
Write 150
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 151
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.7
224% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3000C16-8GVRB 0420 F4-3000C16-8GVRB 0420 F4-3200C16-8GTZ 0420 F4-3200C16-8GTZ 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
66.4% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 20.6
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 2,682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $625
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