Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 11 '17 at 15:35
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 463
62% 462 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 117
Parallax 104
93% 112 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 97.6
Splatting 104
82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
634GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 130
Write 164
Mixed 156
113% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 5.79
4K Mixed 0.86
224% 2.39 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
200GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 151
Write 136
Mixed 110
99% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.15
4K Mixed 0.32
104% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
48.1% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.5
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 16.3
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 48%

 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 2,682 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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