Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.5% 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)
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 09:35
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 219 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 430 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 70.4 50% 67 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 55.5 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 459 Write 408 Mixed 276 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 30.9 104% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 228 200% 301 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 25GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 493 Write 265 Mixed 447 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 49.1 158% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 143GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 133 Write 125 Mixed 72 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 2TB 1,234 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 1053 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 37.4 Write 83.5 Mixed 76.7 50% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	44.8% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.7 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 12.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 0P 2R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	27%	11	190	12	60	21.5"	1920 1017	SAM0D1A S22F350

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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	481x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	437x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	194x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	235x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16