Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.1% 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	171% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161109
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 07:50
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 228 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 460 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 68 Parallax 60.2 51% 63.8 fps	MRender 74.1 Gravity 59 Splatting 55.7 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 132 133 157 163 166 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 341 Write 552 Mixed 238 SusWrite 158 73% 322 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 93 343% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 607 DQ Write 1,298 DQ Mixed 477 498% 794 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 311%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free Firmware: 505A SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 99 103 105 101 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 284 Write 153 Mixed 189 SusWrite 102 40% 182 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 37.6 156% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 94.9 92% 145 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 73%
WD WD20EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 85GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 84 90 75 73 99 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 87.5 Write 86 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 80.4 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 506GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 174 179 177 177 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 129 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 174 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 113%
WD WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 184GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 115 118 116 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 85 Write 79.5 Mixed 65 SusWrite 117 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 25 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 105%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Total price: $457

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