Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	129% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 15:59
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 671 71% 568 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 114 Parallax 107 84% 108 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 94.6 Splatting 100 80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 667GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 429 459 473 473 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 480 Mixed 462 SusWrite 443 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 60.8 209% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 362 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 133GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 453 465 473 473 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 470 Mixed 354 SusWrite 454 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 46.9 173% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 320GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 327 339 344 342 340 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 326 Write 309 Mixed 290 SusWrite 330 71% 313 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 39.6 140% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 239 179% 238 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 125 121 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 123 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 124 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 98%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 18 17 18 17 17 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	6.3% Terrible	Read 3.8 Write 17.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 18.1 8% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 6.3% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 41GB free Firmware: 9400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 101 100 102 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 75.2 Write 75.8 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 99.4 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 103%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 28GB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 79 78 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 84.8 Write 79.3 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 79 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 78% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 91%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW-SD/MS 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 119GB free, PID 0321 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 87 86 81 81 81 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.5% Average	Read 86.8 Write 79.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 82.6 103% 77 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 3.6 264% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.8 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 26.3 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 125%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $466

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