Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '21 at 21:47
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 225 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 619 64% 517 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 40.4 Parallax 38.6 30% 38.6 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 27.2 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKF25 256GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 138% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP03 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 448 108 89 83 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 706 Write 554 Mixed 569 SusWrite 209 114% 509 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 44 164% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 557 DQ Mixed 107 170% 315 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 236%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 52GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 421 406 404 429 89 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 407 Mixed 397 SusWrite 343 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 46 166% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 206 195% 305 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 123%
17 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 16GB free, PID 0000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.2 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	4.57% Terrible	Read 14 Write 2 Mixed 3.3 SusWrite 5.9 7% 6.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.57% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3000C15 2x8GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 23.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 3R 2G 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
24%	16%	49	286	197	60	23.5"	1920 1080	PHLC17E PHL 248E9Q

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	195x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16