Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86.1% 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 Drive	18.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160603
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 06:37
Run Duration	399 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 207 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 554 58% 464 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 113 Parallax 107 89% 110 fps	MRender 96.7 Gravity 100 Splatting 101 81% 99.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 141 121 159 90 99 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.6% Very poor	Read 87 Write 205 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 124 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 20.4 4K Mixed 0.2 18% 8.33 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 2.7 DQ Mixed 0.2 16% 42.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 78%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 78GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 111 118 111 100 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 442 Mixed 327 SusWrite 127 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 44.9 173% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 349 264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 43GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 232 113 105 175 106 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 478 Mixed 389 SusWrite 189 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.2 206% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 126GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 391 417 417 412 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 450 Mixed 254 SusWrite 404 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 36.8 146% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 43.9 113% 239 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 167GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 435 351 343 248 229 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 440 Mixed 379 SusWrite 334 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.4 203% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 363 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Intel SSDPE2KX040T8 4TB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 3TB free Firmware: VDV10131 SusWrite @10s intervals: 707 694 709 716 744 677 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 661 Write 654 Mixed 662 SusWrite 708 152% 671 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 40.2 174% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 781 DQ Mixed 1,079 734% 895 MB/s
Poor: 193% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 326%
Samsung Portable SSD X5 500GB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 157% 466GB free Firmware: 1P3QEXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2233 597 580 577 579 579 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,222 Write 2,079 Mixed 1,538 SusWrite 858 374% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 78.8 260% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 1,172 868% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 273%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$171 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 110 111 111 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 117 Write 112 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 111 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 73%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 0 128 145 143 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 152 Write 151 Mixed 110 SusWrite 93.6 168% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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