Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '16 at 03:29
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 678 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 21.4 Parallax 24 22% 24.2 fps	MRender 20.2 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 27.7 20% 23.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 817GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 316 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 22 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2228245 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 49 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1202 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 7 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 61 261994709020 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 25769803782 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 151 (EA) Unknown 100 100 443 (F1) Unknown 253 253 410 (F2) Unknown 253 253 262 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	58.3% Above average	Read 492 Write 246 Mixed 200 68% 313 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 10.9 76% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 11.1 16% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 107%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 238GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 30471 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 119 (B1) Unknown 95 95 163 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 58 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 1 1 248552 (EB) Unknown 99 99 42 (F1) Unknown 99 99 21605148659	77.3% Very good	Read 496 Write 362 Mixed 433 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 14.9 92% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 67.8 83% 153 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 86%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 120GB-$67 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 307 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 17 (AB) Unknown 100 100 40137808 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2 (F9) Unknown 100 100 125812	97.9% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 421 Mixed 463 103% 464 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 14.1 129% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 48.6 118% 246 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 104%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 600GB 519 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 43GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 196 Mixed 132 127% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.04 4K Write 3.89 4K Mixed 0.87 212% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 145%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FAR 4x8GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 27.9 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 28.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 114%

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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	645x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	306x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	379x
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	113x
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 $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 $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 $40	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