Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.1% 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	78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 08:59
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 194 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 597 62% 495 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 61.9 48% 59 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 300 197 116 11 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 482 Write 419 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 165 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 38.9 115% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 136 142% 234 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 176GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 177 178 177 175 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 122 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 176 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 113%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 481GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 98 Write 98.5 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 95.6 118% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.7 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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