Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.8% 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	247% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '21 at 01:02
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$128 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 223 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 446 58% 434 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 41 35% 43.3 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 35.8 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 681GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 1115 1015 935 1062 968 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,711 Write 1,578 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1,003 310% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 68.8 227% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,304 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 1,014 765% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 347%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 45GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 335 222 108 280 153 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 450 Write 414 Mixed 330 SusWrite 238 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 36.9 128% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 95.3 139% 259 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 101%
SSK 500GB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 41GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 45 44 45 44 44 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.8% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 43.7 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 43.8 10% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 14.1 44% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 15.7 DQ Write 18.9 DQ Mixed 14.1 12% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 178GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 115 116 117 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 170 Write 129 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 115 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 112%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE-A 128GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 115GB free, PID 0716 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 20 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.3% Very poor	Read 17.2 Write 18.2 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 19.2 25% 18 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.5 107% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.2 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 22.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	245x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	180x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	56x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	25x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	15x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $451

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16