Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.2% 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)
Boot Drive	49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 22:04
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 134 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 709 73% 591 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 60.3 46% 61.3 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 54.4 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Zotac ZTSSD-A4P-120G 120GB 495 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 53 84 43 29 28 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 446 Write 125 Mixed 152 SusWrite 54.4 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 9.7 84% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 63.2 DQ Mixed 2.7 26% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 67%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1177 1798 1874 1513 1594 1448 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 1,564 Write 1,365 Mixed 1,169 SusWrite 1,567 319% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 84.2 290% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,395 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 1,297 975% 1,303 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 435%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 282GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 161 Write 152 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 96.8 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 2x8GB 2,791 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 23.3 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 84%

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

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	478x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	436x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	193x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	234x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	73x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $466

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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) $35	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