Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	86.5% 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.

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	21.9 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 07 '19 at 19:05
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^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 (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 794 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92% 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: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 180 Parallax 189 158% 188 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 159 Splatting 116 122% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%

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: 137 157 150 160 151 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 309 Write 244 Mixed 267 SusWrite 149 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44.1 179% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 227 174% 235 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 86%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 161GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 151 149 149 147 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 341 Write 267 Mixed 254 SusWrite 154 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 49.2 183% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 235 176% 233 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 86%
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210 846 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 121GB free Firmware: SAFC01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 486 482 487 487 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 323 SusWrite 470 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 46.8 176% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 76.8 128% 248 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 130GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 121GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 54 54 56 46 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 87.2 Write 40.2 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 50.3 63% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 65% 2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2500, 2500, 2500, 2500 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 27.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85% 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	1,080x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	646x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	62x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16