Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 06:25
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 470 65% 484 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Lighting 81.1 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 69.5 66% 77 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 74 61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 434 354 331 344 351 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 485 Mixed 371 SusWrite 372 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.2 207% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 270% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 35GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 90 107 104 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 100 Write 98.5 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 101 65% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 392GB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 112 111 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 156 Write 121 Mixed 76 SusWrite 112 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 176 171 174 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 196 Write 166 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 174 204% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM2666HLB-8G TS512MLH64V1H JM2666HLB-8G TS512MLH64V1H 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 77%

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	483x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	437x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	195x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	237x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	179x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16