Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. 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 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '17 at 19:12
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 205 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 310 40% 303 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 60.1 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 76.4 49% 67.3 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 53 48% 59.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 158 100 414 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 582 (A6) Unknown 100 100 17 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 69 (A9) Unknown 100 100 26 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 53 (AE) Unknown 100 100 107 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 100 214748364843 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 9366 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4774 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4967	78.4% Very good	Read 497 Write 361 Mixed 408 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 3.99 97% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 25.3 75% 158 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 86%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 323GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 138 134 4091 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3419 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23936 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2564 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 127 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3291 (C2) HDA temperature 102 90 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	64.6% Good	Read 117 Write 109 Mixed 111 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.38 94% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 69%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 55GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 138 134 4075 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12351 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 47 47 38832 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4962 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 670 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 12349 (C2) HDA temperature 101 85 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	51.8% Above average	Read 83.8 Write 96.7 Mixed 84.1 66% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.28 83% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 60%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 662GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 106 Write 119 Mixed 100 141% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.24 81% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.6% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 81%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	479x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	437x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	193x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	234x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	179x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	73x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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