Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	170% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3 DDR3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '21 at 19:47
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 101% 188 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 889 93% 748 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 189 Parallax 180 137% 179 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 181 Splatting 128 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 309 262 264 265 265 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,225 Write 959 Mixed 352 SusWrite 268 155% 701 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 82.1 235% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 527 DQ Mixed 71.4 209% 456 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 270GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 434 476 473 468 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 429 Mixed 376 SusWrite 422 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.3 212% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 646GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 82 82 82 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 122 Write 128 Mixed 85 SusWrite 81.6 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 84%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 136 141 142 142 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 134 Write 136 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 135 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.1 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%

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

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	65x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	50x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	8x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $339

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