Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive37.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '18 at 15:41
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 46%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 248
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 753
73% 601 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 143
Parallax 122
106% 132 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 125
Splatting 102
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 48 70 32 38 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 333
Write 112
Mixed 189
SusWrite 56
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 12.6
57% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 19.3
DQ Mixed 33.9
40% 73.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
13GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 127 141 145 140 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 149
Write 147
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 139
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 24.9
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 101%

 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 2,677 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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