Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.6% 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	78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150727
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 15:37
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	71%

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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 i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 225 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 378 50% 375 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 41.7 32% 37.5 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 36.5 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 261 140 148 128 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 366 Write 348 Mixed 268 SusWrite 185 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 37.7 133% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 176 154% 225 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 74GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 115 116 115 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 49.7 Write 86.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 115 51% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 396GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 106 107 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 97.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 106 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 75%
MDT MD10EACS-00D6B0 1TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 405GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 50 51 50 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 48 Write 47.3 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 49.9 34% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 544GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 87 88 88 88 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 85.3 Write 86.5 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 86.7 61% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25 19,648 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 10.8 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 47%

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

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Gaming 51%

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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 $130Bench 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 $179	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