Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.2% 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	131% 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	26.7 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 15 '18 at 17:49
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$250 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 282 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 789 74% 617 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 114 Parallax 97.9 90% 107 fps	MRender 97.2 Gravity 100 Splatting 101 82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 649GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 465 472 473 469 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 468 SusWrite 463 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.3 212% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 164GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 465 472 472 471 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 405 SusWrite 469 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 49.9 186% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 345 265% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 822GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 466 473 473 472 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 490 Mixed 464 SusWrite 470 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.4 220% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 365 274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 120 121 121 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 119 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 98%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 171 175 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 160 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 171 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 292% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 41GB free Firmware: 9400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 102 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 80.5 Write 77.8 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 99.7 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.6 217% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 103%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 28GB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 78 80 79 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 79.8 Write 54 Mixed 59 SusWrite 79.1 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 91%

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 37.8 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.9 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 125%

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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	477x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	436x
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 $273	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 $186	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) $35	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