Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	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.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3P
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '18 at 11:51
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 846 90% 718 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2377 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 65.1 58% 70.2 fps	MRender 82.2 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 74.7 62% 75.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 303 306 306 306 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 496 Mixed 468 SusWrite 311 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 68.8 233% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 128GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 61GB free Firmware: E8TM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 122 101 134 135 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 671 Write 135 Mixed 193 SusWrite 122 61% 280 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 30.4 152% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 152 118% 164 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 168%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 475GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 173 174 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 176 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 172 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C13D4/8GX 16GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 28.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 31 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

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

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	814x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	554x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	304x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	274x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	241x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	145x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $557

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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