Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151016
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 10:18
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	50% Above average	Memory 59.2 1-Core 82.9 2-Core 125 53% 89 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 280 33% 254 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 172 Write 148 Mixed 146 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 25.3 93% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 99.7 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 84.3 75% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WDISKER-DS64 63GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 20GB free Firmware: L0117A SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 92 92 94 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 199 Write 97.4 Mixed 114 SusWrite 92.1 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 9.6 41% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 67 DQ Write 19.9 DQ Mixed 14.7 18% 33.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 35%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 44GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 130 132 115 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 304 Write 138 Mixed 173 SusWrite 127 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 24.3 90% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 159 121% 165 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 82%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 36GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 118 173 154 101 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 305 Write 270 Mixed 148 SusWrite 155 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 8.6 46% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 29.5 45% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 214GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 72 73 70 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 92.4 Write 97.1 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 70.2 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 68%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 140GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 88 87 88 87 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 62.2 Write 54.4 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 86.2 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX3000C15D4/8GX 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	33% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 10.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 130 31% 130 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 87%

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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 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	812x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	554x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	303x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	240x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	145x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $546

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16