Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.9% 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	95.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151020
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '17 at 19:48
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 680 73% 583 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 228F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 77.1 51% 66 fps	MRender 59.2 Gravity 52.7 Splatting 77.8 53% 63.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 446GB free Firmware: D2012370 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6983 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 13 (AF) Unknown 100 100 180442694260 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 78 78 369819670 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1033264 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 6656 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 71 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 418810 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 94 94 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1033264 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2604968	101% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 441 Mixed 459 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 36.6 142% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 120 132% 223 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 446GB free Firmware: D2012370 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6981 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 13 (AF) Unknown 100 100 180442759806 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 80 80 336265236 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 31 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1031714 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 6656 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 70 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 418741 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 94 94 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1031714 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2510769	99.7% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 439 Mixed 453 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 36.1 142% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 118 130% 221 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 98%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 17065 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 793 (B1) Unknown 81 81 225 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 46 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 24 (F1) Unknown 99 99 76305232659	95.2% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 338 Mixed 353 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 27.4 139% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 83.2 122% 231 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 10GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 17069 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 793 (B1) Unknown 98 98 17 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 54 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 21 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7380667295	92.6% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 283 Mixed 354 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 27.6 142% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 81.4 121% 230 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 118%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 520GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 154 152 5258 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5854 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 35450 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3383 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 95 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5852 (C2) HDA temperature 122 90 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 91.1 Mixed 103 76% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.46 120% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 478GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 79 79 7180 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 9812 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 19009 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3118 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 51 353304597 (C2) HDA temperature 81 50 453967891 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 87606 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (C8) Write error rate 100 99 19 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	36% Below average	Read 88.9 Write 36.5 Mixed 56.2 46% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.32 87% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 62%
SAMSUNG HD154UI 1.5TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 846GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 35.9 Mixed 33.2 44% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.33 60% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 114%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	244x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	179x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	56x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	15x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $443

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 $176	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