Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.2% 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	106% 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.

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

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3P
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 06:32
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 693 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.2% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 69.7 58% 72 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 68.3 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 309 274 262 251 248 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 371 Mixed 326 SusWrite 277 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 53.7 181% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 336 260% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 735GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 138 141 141 138 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 160 Write 133 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 140 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 128 128 129 137 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 114 Write 89.5 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 129 65% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: A5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 144 145 145 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 145 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 89%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 184 179 180 184 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 92.9 Write 118 Mixed 73 SusWrite 176 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 188% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 92%
TOSHIBA External HDD 1TB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 534GB free, PID 0b13 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 22.7 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 37.9 43% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 20.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 22.7 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 97%

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	814x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	554x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	304x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	274x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	241x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	145x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $557

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16