Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	208% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 19:33
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 743 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB; kfa2 3090 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 292 Parallax 323 251% 308 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 250 Splatting 182 203% 259 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 289 274 158 421 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 482 Mixed 295 SusWrite 232 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.4 155% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 65.2 129% 258 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2415 2426 2429 1801 1528 1555 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 2,547 Write 2,375 Mixed 1,961 SusWrite 2,026 501% 2,227 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 86.6 298% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,480 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 1,354 1,022% 1,372 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 379% Great: 435%
Kingston SKC2000M81000G 1TB 1,573 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 217GB free Firmware: S2780101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1615 1389 1392 1394 1403 1407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,470 Write 1,936 Mixed 151 SusWrite 1433 332% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 87.3 301% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,410 DQ Write 1,251 DQ Mixed 610 655% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 361%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 784GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 108 115 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 111 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14/8G 32GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 89%

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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	437x
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 $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 $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 $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