Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	10.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	114% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '17 at 16:30
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 435 49% 384 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% MSI(1462 8A9B) CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 381.65 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Lighting 9.13 Reflection 16.3 Parallax 18.7 7% 14.7 fps	MRender 23.6 Gravity 21 Splatting 15.6 16% 20.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1607 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 318 (B1) Unknown 98 98 40 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 47 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 3 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10911852740	114% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 401 Mixed 411 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 46.7 179% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 105 139% 254 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 122%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 70GB free Firmware: 20.06C04 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 193 187 5333 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3117 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6782 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1006 (C2) HDA temperature 125 97 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 113 11 334935 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	29.7% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 52.9 Mixed 52.5 39% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.32 83% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 35%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 46GB free Firmware: 3.43 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 54 49 90645594 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8334 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 17639627425 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6846 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7833 (C2) HDA temperature 27 47 51539607579 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 54 49 90645594 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	19.3% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 33.3 Mixed 33.3 25% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.87 4K Mixed 0.37 81% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 32%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 81GB free Firmware: AX001C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1685 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2573 (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 76 76 9729 (0A) Spinup retry count 151 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2434 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 31 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 32 3088535846939 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 307 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2621480 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 142159 (C2) HDA temperature 73 32 3088535846939 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3	34.9% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 60 Mixed 61.4 46% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 81%

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Gaming 69%

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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	307x

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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $179	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