Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	127% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '18 at 22:42
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 559 76% 565 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 461 467 461 462 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 439 Mixed 421 SusWrite 463 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 66.2 212% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 362 259% 334 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 97GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 651 648 578 430 390 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,591 Write 1,446 Mixed 702 SusWrite 587 241% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 58.1 236% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,035 DQ Write 1,447 DQ Mixed 1050 847% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 417GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 240 181 136 153 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 404 Mixed 219 SusWrite 211 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39.8 155% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 163 168% 275 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 107%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 477GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 64 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 58.1 Write 54.4 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 62.9 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 38.4 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 31.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	243x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	179x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	56x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	15x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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