Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% 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	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '22 at 20:34
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 (57^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 219 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 660 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 66.3 52% 68.8 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 59.7 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 797GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 449 457 464 467 468 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 425 Mixed 406 SusWrite 440 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 52.6 166% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 252 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Seagate Expansion HDD 12TB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 8TB free Firmware: 1801 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 248 248 249 248 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 232 Write 230 Mixed 156 SusWrite 244 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 1 45% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 4.9 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 0.3 3% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 40%
Seagate SkyHawk 6TB (2016)-$143 139 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 182 181 183 183 182 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 648GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 122 119 120 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 152 Write 110 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 122 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 182 179 185 188 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 127 Write 80.5 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 177 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 209% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB 4,460 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 22.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 89%

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	479x
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	234x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	179x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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