Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.9% 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	109% 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	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.

High background CPU (22%). 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 18:16
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (43^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 418 54% 408 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.9% Average	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 54.4 Parallax 44.5 38% 48.7 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.2 Splatting 62 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 301 288 287 280 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 451 Mixed 382 SusWrite 297 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 57.1 194% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 62.4 107% 204 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 154GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 387 345 230 225 229 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 403 Write 445 Mixed 359 SusWrite 295 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 37.8 137% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 330 177% 156 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 863GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 105 105 106 105 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 82.5 Write 73.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 100 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 76%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 282GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 113 111 112 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 108 Write 99.3 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 112 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	387x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	195x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16