Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150727
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 00:50
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 412 54% 408 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Gigabyte(1458 3543) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 6.4 Parallax 2.4 4% 4.43 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 3.8 4% 4.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 93 68 101 65 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 66 SusWrite 82.8 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 691GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 174 177 178 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 145 Mixed 89 SusWrite 177 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 50GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 63 66 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 69.4 Write 71.5 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 65 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 22GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 64 65 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 60.6 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 65.3 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 68%
Maxtor 6L160M0 164GB 1,484 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 7GB free Firmware: BACE1G20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 31 33 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 22.6 Write 32.7 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 32.6 21% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$35 843 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 87%

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	810x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	550x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	302x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	239x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	145x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $552

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16