Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.6% 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)
Boot Drive	84.8% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 16:30
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 604 59% 485 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 36BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.6% Average	Lighting 49 Reflection 64 Parallax 55.3 40% 56.1 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 52.3 Splatting 49.6 45% 55.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 200 191 206 191 211 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 495 Write 421 Mixed 240 SusWrite 202 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 34.9 126% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 242 201% 290 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 734GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2232 2227 1459 1440 1458 883 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 2,347 Mixed 1,861 SusWrite 1,616 469% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 85.7 281% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 1,080 809% 1,088 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 410%
WD WD5000AAKX-003CA 500GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 169GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 103 107 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 79.2 Write 75.8 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 112 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 1,230 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 5GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 56 57 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 12.8 Mixed 20 SusWrite 56.9 42% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.6 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 85%

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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: 1R 6G 1B (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%	47%	17	54	1	100	48.8"	5120 1440	SAM0F9C C49RG9x

History: Score 50: 5R 6G 7B | Score 24: 1R 6G 1B

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	483x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	437x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	195x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	237x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	179x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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