Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.5% 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	82.3% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 12:45
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 770 77% 629 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 66.8 54% 66.9 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 54.1 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 145 146 129 127 138 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 422 Write 410 Mixed 342 SusWrite 168 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 38.2 138% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 299 221% 286 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 21GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 58 61 58 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 123 Write 69.3 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 59.4 19% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 8.6 53% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 63.4 DQ Write 25.2 DQ Mixed 30.6 26% 39.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 73%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 76GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 95 76 76 68 60 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 473 Write 369 Mixed 12 SusWrite 123 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 22.8 79% 20 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 92%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 71GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 105 104 106 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 121 Write 124 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 105 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 77%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 261GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 61 Write 61.2 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 95.8 85% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GNT 0420 F4-2400C15-4GRR 0420 F4-2400C15-4GNT 0420 F4-2400C15-4GRR 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.3% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.4 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 72%

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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 - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	399x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	362x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	45x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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