Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.5% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 19:43
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 665 71% 564 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199 18,014 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Sapphire(174B E329) CLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.11.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Lighting 80 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 103 65% 79.7 fps	MRender 56.2 Gravity 75.1 Splatting 71.6 56% 67.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 311 315 245 216 219 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 429 Write 465 Mixed 221 SusWrite 270 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 36.6 128% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 321 219% 273 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 56 66 72 71 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 61.2 Write 66.2 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 66.2 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 150% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Constellation CS 2TB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 183 180 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 171 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 180 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Constellation CS 2TB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 7GB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 100 102 96 98 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 110 Write 107 Mixed 74 SusWrite 99.3 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 28GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 87.7 Write 54.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 77 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31.4 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	383x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	319x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	191x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	102x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	33x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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) $34	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