Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150727
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 00:58
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 121 2-Core 229 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 658 65% 529 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 187 Parallax 165 128% 170 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 167 Splatting 119 109% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 232 44 38 41 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	65% Good	Read 383 Write 459 Mixed 290 SusWrite 126 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 33 115% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 127 99% 136 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 271GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 366 364 391 383 384 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 467 Write 455 Mixed 383 SusWrite 376 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 39.3 127% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 152 114% 152 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 134%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 20GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 108 Write 96.8 Mixed 73.5 69% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 69%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 61GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 58 59 58 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 55.7 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 57.4 42% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 78GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 181 186 196 191 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 190 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 188 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 42 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 40.7 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 41.3 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 268GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 64.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 100 88% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 49%
Generic Mass-Storage 32GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 26GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 16 16 16 15 16 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	8.85% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 10.3 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 15.3 13% 9.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 79% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.85% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.1% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.8 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 12.3 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 85%

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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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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	244x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	179x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	56x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	15x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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