Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170M-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 07:45
Run Duration	78 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$179 176,563 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 193 77% 128 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 369 52% 378 Pts	64-Core 385 26% 385 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$210 97,418 User benchmarks, average bench 63% EVGA(3842 1067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66% Good	Lighting 222 Reflection 178 Parallax 171 58% 191 fps	MRender 159 Gravity 247 Splatting 180 67% 195 fps
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 66%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$70 53,546 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,792 Write 1617 Mixed 1,070 332% 1493 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 81.1 265% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,000 DQ Write 1,058 DQ Mixed 1,128 821% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 173% Great: 286%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$95 4,140 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 30.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 24.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 41%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $117

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $180Bench 80%, 282,785 samples	166x
Core i7-6700KIntel $276Bench 84%, 437,946 samples	101x
Core i7-6700Intel $279Bench 76%, 188,819 samples	78x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 57%, 1,036,779 samples	68x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 913,064 samples	61x
GTX 970Nvidia $400Bench 51%, 633,465 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 640,525 samples	30x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 553,100 samples	25x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $69Bench 63%, 113,168 samples	10x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 300,565 samples	15x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 44,138 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $58Bench 71%, 73,647 samples	12x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $733

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $289	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28