Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.2% 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	201% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD3 Ultra
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '18 at 05:36
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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 i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 520 69% 519 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Sapphire(174B E246) 2GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 29.6 Parallax 45.4 30% 37.5 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 36.5 27% 32.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 550 531 566 565 555 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,774 Write 777 Mixed 575 SusWrite 557 203% 921 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 51.2 219% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1078 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 377 355% 577 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 90GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 61 61 62 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 13.5 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 61.4 35% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 59%
Seagate ST2000DX001 2TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 522GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 163 163 165 164 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 96.5 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 164 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 3x4GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 19.4 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 20.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	63x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	37x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	34x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	11x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x

RAM
CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GBUnknownBench 83%, 912 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x
Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCrucial $118Bench 77%, 9,846 samples	4x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $412

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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