Gigabyte Z370 HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z370 HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 HD3 (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 12:17
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 876 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 868 54% 868 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 40.2 Parallax 56.7 35% 46.7 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 49.9 Splatting 37.2 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 332 312 314 314 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 489 Mixed 425 SusWrite 343 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 66.1 224% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 196 191 201 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 168 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 195 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 929GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 114 115 117 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 115 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 68%
Seagate FreeAgent 500GB 744 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 336GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 38.3 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 39.1 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 22.8 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 21.3 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 88%

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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 56%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 48%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 HD3 - $200

CPU
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	709x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	698x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	545x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	368x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	243x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	213x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	101x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	79x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	50x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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