Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.7% 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	218% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 15:32
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 643 63% 516 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 38.8 36% 42.5 fps	MRender 40.1 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.7 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.74% Terrible	Lighting 8.23 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 8.12 7% 9.35 fps	MRender 10.3 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.2 10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.74% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 750 752 740 745 705 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,917 Write 1,104 Mixed 717 SusWrite 749 248% 1,122 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 53 201% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,213 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 442 410% 659 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 283%
OCZ RevoDrive 350 PCIe 480GB-$396 526 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 401GB free Firmware: 2.50 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 680 601 668 626 691 655 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 909 Write 767 Mixed 497 SusWrite 653 158% 707 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 45.5 164% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 690 547% 762 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 304 302 303 302 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 452 Mixed 400 SusWrite 321 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 59.3 205% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB 3,414 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 320 317 320 320 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 321 Mixed 301 SusWrite 320 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 35.5 137% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 156 151% 236 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 214GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 198 199 199 198 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 152 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 197 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 263GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 145 141 144 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 145 Write 91.7 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 142 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 112%
H/W LARG E 5TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 202 202 203 203 204 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.9% Good	Read 97.2 Write 68 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 201 149% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 81%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 23GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.8 11 9.9 10 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 92.8 Write 8.7 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 10.4 30% 32.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.1% Very good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 119%

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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	1,082x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	649x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	248x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16