Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.2% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 21:56
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$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 above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 212 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 413 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3733) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 112 Parallax 124 100% 119 fps	MRender 167 Gravity 114 Splatting 93.6 99% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF031C SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 158 160 145 149 158 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 429 Write 334 Mixed 153 SusWrite 150 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 40.6 132% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 241 199% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 305GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 331 364 432 402 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 443 Mixed 353 SusWrite 371 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 43.1 164% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 15.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 48%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	478x
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	178x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	73x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $466

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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