Gigabyte Z370 HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	23.6% 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)
Boot Drive	24.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 HD3 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	21.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 21:44
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 297 102% 183 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 941 91% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,282 79% 1,282 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.6% Poor	Lighting 26.7 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 25 22% 27.5 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 26.7 Splatting 34.8 27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 27 26 30 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 345 Write 29.7 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 28 25% 117 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 3.9 33% 8.37 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 48%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 39GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 270 271 271 269 271 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 350 Write 268 Mixed 232 SusWrite 270 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 37.9 138% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.5 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 40.1 42% 66.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 175 176 176 178 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 144 Mixed 73 SusWrite 176 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 412GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 65 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 75.2 Write 70.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 65.3 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 69%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 8,520 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID null, SanDisk Ultra 3.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 36 13 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 152 Write 33.7 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 24.9 73% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.8 163% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 HD3 - $200

CPU
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	709x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	698x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	545x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	368x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	243x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	213x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	101x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	50x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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