Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78% 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 Drive97.3% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory40.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime14.7 Days
Run DateJan 03 '21 at 20:45
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 507
68% 509 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78% Very good
Lighting 96.4
Reflection 108
Parallax 98
79% 101 fps
MRender 92.4
Gravity 91.9
Splatting 96.5
77% 93.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 429 339 242 242 224 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 401
Write 464
Mixed 358
SusWrite 307
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 41.2
155% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 327
247% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 99%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
161GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 159 159 185 171 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 117
Write 100
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 170
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 48GB
3100, 3100, 3100, 3100 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 33.8
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 43.8
SC Mixed 30.5
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%

 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 2,684 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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