Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


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 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.7% 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	109% 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.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '22 at 20:55
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i5-7400-$89 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 207 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 406 55% 408 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0525) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.3.1 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 86.6 52% 71.2 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 72 Splatting 47.7 48% 60.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 288 296 102 74 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 467 Mixed 382 SusWrite 203 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 57.4 193% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
SSDPR-CL100-960-G3 960GB 338 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 185GB free Firmware: SBFMBB.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 435 417 370 375 374 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 187 Write 102 Mixed 85 SusWrite 396 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 40 104% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 190 171% 255 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 102%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 140 128 126 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 148 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 133 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 147 149 149 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 48.8 Write 125 Mixed 146 SusWrite 143 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 311% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 89%
WD My Book 25ED 12TB 256 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 11TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 206 206 206 208 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 201 Mixed 128 SusWrite 204 247% 183 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.4 265% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 93%

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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.7 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 85%

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

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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	388x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	195x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

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