Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57.2% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 20:13
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 (84^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 655 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.6% Very good	Lighting 96.8 Reflection 108 Parallax 98.3 79% 101 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 95.9 Splatting 95.6 78% 95.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 84 93 81 71 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.2% Above average	Read 246 Write 117 Mixed 142 SusWrite 84.1 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 29.6 124% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 85.5 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 86.8 70% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 80%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 846GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 115 118 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 136 Write 137 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 116 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 84%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 846GB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 172 175 180 181 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 959GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 91 90 86 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 88.1 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.7 326% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 984GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 103 100 100 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 140 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 99.6 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 205GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 78 82 81 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 97.6 Write 93.3 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 80.6 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 152 151 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 74.5 Write 74.1 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 150 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 367GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 119 123 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 120 Write 82.5 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 121 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 105%
WD Elements 10B8 1.5TB 2,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 548GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 72 71 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 74 Write 75.6 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 71.8 90% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 43%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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