Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.4% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 18:31
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 232 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 447 59% 444 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 1366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.9% Good	Lighting 87.8 Reflection 89.5 Parallax 77.4 72% 84.9 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 77.7 Splatting 69.5 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 84 94 103 104 105 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 409 Mixed 271 SusWrite 121 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.5 177% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 310 246% 344 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$132 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 156 156 156 160 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 146 Write 142 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 156 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 284% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 515GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 127 128 130 129 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 162 Write 142 Mixed 32 SusWrite 127 83% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 107%
WD Elements 2620 4TB 3,758 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 107 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 117 Write 105 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 107 134% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.7 276% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 64%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 202GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 36.3 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 38.6 50% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x4GB 2,440 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 76%

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

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	816x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	556x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	304x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	274x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	263x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	242x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	146x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $87Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	90x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $596

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16