Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	18.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '15 at 20:08
Run Duration	103 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 116 2-Core 228 78% 172 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 650 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5906 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Lighting 23.8 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 20.2 19% 20.6 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 19.1 Splatting 17.6 17% 20.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST3500312CS 960GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: X35510RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 1 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12885622792 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 20 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 77 31 133145362455 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 4294967297 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 288 (EA) Unknown 100 100 358 (F1) Unknown 253 253 171 (F2) Unknown 253 253 13 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	64% Good	Read 426 Write 230 Mixed 269 68% 309 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 13.5 104% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.1 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 56.5 48% 66.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 79%
Hitachi HTS723232L9A360 320GB 1,522 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 101GB free Firmware: FC4OC30F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 68719476737 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 4304 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 5636 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 738 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 73 73 273619 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 249108955156 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	36.7% Below average	Read 65.4 Write 62.4 Mixed 65.9 49% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 0.92 4K Mixed 0.34 72% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 45%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
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 $90Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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

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Performance Results

PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)