Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	48.8% 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	73.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151013
Uptime	34.9 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 11:09
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 39.4 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 149 51% 93.5 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 306 43% 315 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 52 50% 57.9 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 56.3 Splatting 48.8 46% 56.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 91 93 94 103 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 409 Write 387 Mixed 302 SusWrite 131 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 36.1 131% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 149 120% 173 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 201GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 387 403 318 295 297 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 417 Write 359 Mixed 378 SusWrite 337 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 37.5 134% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 339 257% 347 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 128%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 401GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 70 74 66 71 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 90 Write 90.6 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 71.1 63% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 13.3 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 205 20% 205 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 102%

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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 82%

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Workstation 48%

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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	193x

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	73x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	57x
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 $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 $184	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