Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 18:59
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 556 75% 560 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2122 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 457 466 475 476 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 386 Mixed 310 SusWrite 444 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.7 157% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 171 160% 244 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 211 96 87 92 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 461 Write 408 Mixed 339 SusWrite 142 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.7 156% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 183 168% 256 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 133GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 478 483 494 495 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 451 Mixed 384 SusWrite 464 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 67.6 230% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 32.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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

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Desktop 87%

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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 $40Bench 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 $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 $182	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