Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '20 at 11:31
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 208 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 655 61% 507 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 240GB 4,257 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1015A SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 196 70 68 71 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 401 Write 356 Mixed 304 SusWrite 145 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 31.6 104% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 230 193% 279 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 90%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1GB free Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 388 Write 328 Mixed 259 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 32.7 122% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 149 139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 78 52 91 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 88.8 Write 78.3 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 83.3 55% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 10.2 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 106%

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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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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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $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 $45	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