Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	84.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 19:41
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 689 77% 608 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 144 152 140 157 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 290 Write 239 Mixed 260 SusWrite 151 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 46.9 175% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 192 155% 217 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 86%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 161GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 145 148 147 146 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 325 Write 272 Mixed 288 SusWrite 153 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 43.9 174% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 237 179% 239 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 86%
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210 846 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 121GB free Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 489 488 483 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 490 Mixed 322 SusWrite 475 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 47 172% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 77 124% 238 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2533, 2533, 2533, 2533 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26.3 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 84%

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

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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	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 $40Bench 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 $178	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