Gigabyte Z370 HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z370 HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 02:09
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 256 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 856 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1098 68% 1098 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 118 Parallax 93.5 91% 108 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 120 Splatting 104 88% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 16GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 183 204 191 191 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 442 Write 165 Mixed 178 SusWrite 193 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 11.6 52% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 13.3 DQ Mixed 15.2 13% 20.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 48%
OCZ-AGILITY3 60GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 55 51 49 54 57 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 9% Great: 63%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 439GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 90 90 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 86 Write 84.8 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 88.8 57% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 58%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 309GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 45 47 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 65.3 Write 66.8 Mixed 45 SusWrite 46.7 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 51%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 337GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 88 93 92 92 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 79.2 Write 81.5 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 92.1 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 48%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 HD3 - $200

CPU
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	710x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	698x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	545x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	369x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	243x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	213x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	101x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	51x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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