Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 11:23
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 (100^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 207 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 398 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505CUA SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 123 122 125 123 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 194 Write 181 Mixed 272 SusWrite 128 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 24.3 112% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 156 138% 208 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 399GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 124 125 125 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 123 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 866GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 137 136 137 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 134 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 74%
Seagate ST3500820AS 500GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 441GB free Firmware: SD25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 105 105 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 14.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 104 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 931GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 1.5 0.8 0.8 9 1.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.2 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 2.9 37% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 42%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 216GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 30 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 37.5 Mixed 33 SusWrite 30.6 47% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 71%
ST1000DM 003-9YN162 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 595GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 3.8 4.5 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 37 Write 32.2 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 3.9 32% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 76% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 58%
DH Ext. HDD 750GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 265GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 38.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 40.7 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 90%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	399x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	363x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	203x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	171x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	114x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	42x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	45x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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