Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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.
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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160603
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJun 12 '19 at 03:41
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 105
2-Core 226
75% 136 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 585
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 377E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 147
Parallax 126
106% 134 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 136
Splatting 106
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,422
Write 5,367
Mixed 5,504
1,284% 5,764 MB/s
4K Read 356
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 222
919% 253 MB/s
DQ Read 959
DQ Write 516
DQ Mixed 676
519% 717 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
537GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 121 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 122
Write 108
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 120
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.3
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 107%

 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 2,671 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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