Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.4% 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)
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.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '20 at 10:05
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^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 2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 82.6 1-Core 28 2-Core 55.6 40% 55.4 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 458 33% 304 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.4% Average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 52.2 Parallax 70.7 37% 56.3 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 51.3 Splatting 53.7 46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,111 Write 1,089 Mixed 676 213% 959 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 36.2 106% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 446 DQ Write 584 DQ Mixed 578 419% 536 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 175GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 95 94 92 96 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 70 Write 71.2 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 96.8 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 87%
Toshiba MG03ACA200 2TB 1,166 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 160GB free Firmware: FL1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 85 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 76 Write 87.8 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 86.4 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.6% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 24.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.8 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 104%

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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 82%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	478x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	437x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	193x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	234x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	73x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $466

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 $178	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