Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '19 at 23:22
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 220 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 677 66% 543 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8706) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 158 157 153 155 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 483 Mixed 406 SusWrite 188 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 59.6 205% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 76GB free Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 420 430 441 436 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 424 Mixed 250 SusWrite 408 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 35.8 142% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 125 131% 219 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 86GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 149 142 143 157 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 154 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 20.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 95%

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

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	810x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	550x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	302x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	239x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	145x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $552

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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