Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.1% 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	61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160603
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 05:46
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 182 79% 133 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 334 53% 382 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.1% Very good	Lighting 95 Reflection 105 Parallax 97.9 77% 99.3 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 95.7 77% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.89% Terrible	Lighting 7.1 Reflection 6 Parallax 8.1 6% 7.07 fps	MRender 6.7 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 0.2 3% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.89% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 166 189 170 173 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 339 Write 224 Mixed 215 SusWrite 177 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 24.5 94% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 88.9 DQ Mixed 124 109% 168 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 80%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 73GB free Firmware: CXM02D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 338 327 292 358 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 353 Write 288 Mixed 254 SusWrite 314 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 25.4 104% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 166 135% 196 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 80%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 54GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 108 107 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 74.3 Write 76 Mixed 55 SusWrite 108 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 403GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 128 128 130 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 127 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 15.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 85%

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

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Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 2,683 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $176	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