Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160608
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 22:15
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 209 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 380 53% 391 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.6% Average	Lighting 53.5 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 57.3 44% 57.9 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 56.4 Splatting 50.5 46% 57.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 426 Write 395 Mixed 274 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 46.6 159% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 296 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 369GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 175 188 186 184 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 140 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 179 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Portable 1TB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 719GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 121 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 82.3 Write 104 Mixed 84 SusWrite 119 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 124% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 68%
WD 800BEVSExternal 80GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 72GB free, PID 0702 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 33.1 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 39.7 43% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%
HDS72252 5VLAT80 250GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 110GB free, PID 007e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 35 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 12.2 Write 30.7 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 36.1 36% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G36C16U4R.M8FB1 2x16GB 1,118 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.3% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 24.8 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 21.9 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 132%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 10R 5G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	25%	71	222	156	60	27"	1920 1080	ACI27C8 ASUS VP278

History: Score 34: 4R 3G 5B | Score 68: 10R 5G 3B

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	401x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	366x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	205x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	171x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	42x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	45x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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