Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '20 at 18:54
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 448 60% 447 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 41.1 Parallax 35.8 34% 39.5 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 33.3 30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$130 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,081 Write 2,137 Mixed 1,366 414% 1,861 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 81.2 261% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,342 DQ Write 1,048 DQ Mixed 1,128 862% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$76 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 37GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 437 425 431 432 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 413 Mixed 360 SusWrite 407 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 65 217% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 91%

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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 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	402x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	369x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	206x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	172x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	44x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $766

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16