Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	84.6% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3P
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 01:59
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	84%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 way below expectations (19^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 89.6 2-Core 162 64% 110 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 578 61% 488 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 134 79 76 76 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 440 Write 442 Mixed 376 SusWrite 114 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 40.8 142% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 91GB free Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 413 410 417 419 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 429 Write 403 Mixed 242 SusWrite 412 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 24.8 105% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 124 130% 217 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 79GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 133 136 130 136 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 152 Write 151 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 136 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 22.7 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 23.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	810x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	552x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	303x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	239x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	145x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $552

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 $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