Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160608
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '20 at 18:03
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 487 66% 490 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 71.7 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 84.9 58% 72.6 fps	MRender 61.7 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 77.9 55% 65.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,466 Write 941 Mixed 671 226% 1,026 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 50.6 194% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 386 256% 308 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 14GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 471 Mixed 348 97% 438 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 53.9 192% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 238 200% 291 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 79GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 118 124 123 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 100 Write 20.2 Mixed 54 SusWrite 121 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 112%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 799GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 103 104 105 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 100 Write 70.2 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 102 109% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 118% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GKE800UD51208-2133AH 2x8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 24.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 79%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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