Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.2% 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	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 22:19
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 66.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 198 70% 126 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 328 47% 347 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 3.5 38% 27 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 37.1 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 94 124 108 122 127 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.5% Above average	Read 244 Write 175 Mixed 190 SusWrite 110 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 25.3 92% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 23.5 58% 125 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 82%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 13GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 25.8 Write 22 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 14.6 14% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 56GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 15 37 60 49 39 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 12.3 Write 85.8 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 36.3 26% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	400x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	363x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	203x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	171x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	114x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	42x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	45x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16