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 as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	90% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '18 at 19:14
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 211 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 268 48% 334 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 276 198 254 264 225 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 417 Mixed 354 SusWrite 253 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 34.1 132% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 184 180% 286 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 101%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 60GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.6 6.8 2.1 1.8 2.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 127 Write 126 Mixed 85 SusWrite 5 64% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 484GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 94 96 99 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 90 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 95.1 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 84%
GENPLUS USB-MSDC DISK A 32GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 30GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	7.74% Terrible	Read 6.5 Write 4 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 4.3 6% 4.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.9 132% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.74% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 16GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 25 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 79%

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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	1,081x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	648x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	308x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	380x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $79Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16