Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	13.7 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 19:06
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	7%

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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)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 572 76% 570 Pts	64-Core 476 29% 476 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (75 fps cap detected)	60.7% Good	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 74.4 Parallax 64.9 61% 71.4 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 74.5 60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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: 277 437 466 474 474 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 404 Mixed 341 SusWrite 434 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40 156% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 170 160% 243 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 188 101 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 470 Write 401 Mixed 341 SusWrite 140 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.8 156% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 179 166% 258 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 133GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 454 484 494 494 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 436 Mixed 384 SusWrite 453 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.8 230% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% 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 37.4 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 32.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 29.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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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 $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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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