Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 14:13
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 219 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 340 41% 317 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 2504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 114 Parallax 116 102% 118 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 100 Splatting 86.6 85% 106 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA003R17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 72 209 192 70 187 MB/s Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.8% Above average	Read 267 Write 137 Mixed 136 SusWrite 154 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 29.9 63% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 216 166% 224 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 101%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 105GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 260 268 170 32 32 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.9% Below average	Read 233 Write 95.8 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 159 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 9.9 40% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 13.3 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 13.9 11% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 800GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 197 198 201 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 176 Mixed 82 SusWrite 196 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	399x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	362x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	203x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	171x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	114x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	42x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	45x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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