Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	217% 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	88.9% 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.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 19:42
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 817 87% 695 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 321 Reflection 292 Parallax 326 262% 313 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 263 Splatting 190 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 198 48 62 155 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 493 Write 498 Mixed 369 SusWrite 134 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 40.4 150% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 183 179% 282 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 253GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 65GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 398 473 468 436 351 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 491 Mixed 377 SusWrite 409 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.8 203% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 93.4 145% 275 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 116%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 107GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,602 Write 2,051 Mixed 1,850 481% 2,168 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 94 307% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,620 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 110 383% 862 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 204 205 203 204 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 156 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 203 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.8 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 24.3 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 107%

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

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

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