Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime8 Days
Run DateAug 03 '20 at 20:38
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 207
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 419
58% 428 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Asus(1043 8683) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.5% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 0.09
84% 56 fps
MRender 151
Gravity 109
Splatting 80.6
89% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 21 20 54 149 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 414
Write 342
Mixed 293
SusWrite 100
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 16
67% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 80.6
DQ Write 74.8
DQ Mixed 43.6
42% 66.3 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 55%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
103GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 134 133 135 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 132
Write 132
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 134
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR2 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR2 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 22.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 18
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 2,684 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $625
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