Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	130% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 19:49
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 265 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 732 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 42.1 33% 38.2 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 36.7 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 687GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 448 471 471 472 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 464 SusWrite 464 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 61.4 211% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 364 268% 352 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 226GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 448 470 470 471 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 483 Mixed 392 SusWrite 464 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 49.4 184% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 260% 344 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 672GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 448 471 472 473 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 467 SusWrite 464 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63.9 218% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 123 125 124 123 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 148 Write 123 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 123 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 98%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 155 158 158 157 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 165 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 158 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 321% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 41GB free Firmware: 9400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 99 100 101 101 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 82.2 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 98.8 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 103%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 28GB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 78 78 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 82.2 Write 71.5 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 78.8 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.1% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 15.5 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 107%

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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	478x
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	178x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	73x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $466

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) $30	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