Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.6% 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	96.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD3 Ultra
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '22 at 21:29
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 228 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 619 62% 503 Pts	64-Core 595 37% 595 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6274) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 103 Parallax 104 83% 103 fps	MRender 90.8 Gravity 94.9 Splatting 92.3 76% 92.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 326 119 131 127 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 422 Mixed 372 SusWrite 207 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 50.9 160% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 357 267% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 133%
Ts512gss D720 512GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 424GB free Firmware: 5.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 105 109 110 110 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.5% Average	Read 330 Write 128 Mixed 177 SusWrite 109 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 19.8 77% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 117 94% 134 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 61%
Ts512gss D720 512GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 431GB free Firmware: 5.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 175 173 173 172 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.6% Above average	Read 311 Write 237 Mixed 234 SusWrite 170 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 20.2 74% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 95 DQ Mixed 122 95% 133 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 61%
Ts512gss D720 512GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 156GB free Firmware: 5.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 111 110 110 108 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.7% Average	Read 332 Write 242 Mixed 256 SusWrite 109 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 17.6 70% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 98.8 DQ Mixed 120 96% 137 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 831GB free Firmware: CC93 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 102 100 99 102 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 111 Write 113 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 99.5 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 74%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: A3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 110 112 115 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 116 Write 119 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 113 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: A840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 83 82 86 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 79.2 Write 86 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 83.5 54% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 4,608 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 20.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 110%

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Typical GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF Builds (Compare 131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	64x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	37x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	34x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	11x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x

RAM
CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GBUnknownBench 83%, 912 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x
Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCrucial $118Bench 77%, 9,846 samples	4x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $412

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16