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 above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	111% 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	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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '18 at 08:42
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 237 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 687 69% 558 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 106 Reflection 112 129% 109 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 230 222 218 220 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 368 SusWrite 244 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.3 194% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 360 264% 347 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 265GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 480 483 481 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 486 Mixed 389 SusWrite 478 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 60.3 201% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 314 249% 346 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 181GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 277 181 179 184 185 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 473 Mixed 399 SusWrite 243 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 60.1 200% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 901GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 74 75 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 59 Write 70 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 73.9 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 63%
Intenso External USB 3.0 5TB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4TB free Firmware: 1405 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 160 162 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 151 Mixed 117 SusWrite 163 107% 144 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.8 395% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 491GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 38 42 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 38.2 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 41.3 47% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 1315 BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 1315 BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 1315 BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 27.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 27.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 88%

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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 $45Bench 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 $177	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