Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	322% 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	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.

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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '19 at 05:22
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 800 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 178 Parallax 191 157% 187 fps	MRender 210 Gravity 163 Splatting 120 130% 164 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 443GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I SusWrite @10s intervals: 1650 1608 1032 910 512 513 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,277 Write 1,568 Mixed 1,352 SusWrite 1,037 347% 1,558 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 102 337% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,472 DQ Write 1352 DQ Mixed 563 655% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 318%
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210 846 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 123GB free Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 472 464 459 462 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 437 Mixed 317 SusWrite 466 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 35.5 153% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 77.7 137% 270 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 161GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 122 117 142 136 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 287 Write 262 Mixed 249 SusWrite 138 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 38 159% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 211 161% 217 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 86%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 167GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 143 145 149 148 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 292 Write 228 Mixed 262 SusWrite 151 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 36.6 165% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 232 176% 234 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 86%
Corsair UFD 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 8.3 7.9 8.3 8.3 7.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Read 22.1 Write 8 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 8.1 11% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 84%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	643x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	305x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	378x
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 $109Bench 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	112x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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