Gigabyte GA-Q170M-MK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Q170M-MK (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '21 at 04:23
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 651 66% 537 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 80%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 164 91 143 162 9.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 71 Write 304 Mixed 309 SusWrite 127 47% 203 MB/s	DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 188 211% 263 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 17.5 31% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 101%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 156 Mixed 76.8 88% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 M378A2K43CB1-CTD 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 16384, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 3R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	8%	60	19	11	64	0"	1024 768

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Typical GA-Q170M-MK Builds (Compare 32 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Q170M-MK

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	9x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	7x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x
R9 280XAMD $500Bench 35%, 94,130 samples	2x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	2x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	3x
Trion 150 480GBOCZ $300Bench 85%, 13,412 samples	3x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $190Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	2x

RAM
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 M378A2K43CB1-CTD 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 32GBSamsungBench 62%, 5 samples	3x
M378A1K43BB1-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 73%, 760 samples	2x
CT4G4DFS8213.M8FB 2x4GBCrucialBench 68%, 473 samples	2x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16