Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170-HD3P
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 19:35
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 199 71% 126 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 359 48% 359 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.8% Very good	Lighting 91 Reflection 95 Parallax 79.3 74% 88.4 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 85 Splatting 88.4 70% 85.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 128 102 88 116 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 453 Write 343 Mixed 312 SusWrite 133 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 10 63% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 72.7 DQ Mixed 85.3 65% 88.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 13GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 129 130 129 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 78 Mixed 77 SusWrite 128 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 112%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 19GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 78 81 81 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 93 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 81 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 200GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 89 91 94 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 88 Write 80.5 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 91.4 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 68%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 50GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 67 68 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40% Average	Read 72.5 Write 77 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 66.6 54% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$35 843 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.7% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 12.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 87%

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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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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	810x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	552x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	303x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	239x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	145x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $552

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