Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.9% 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	76.8% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150723
Uptime	14.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '18 at 09:13
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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)	76.4% Very good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 209 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 414 52% 397 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 65 Parallax 62.4 54% 64.7 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 53.3 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 332 343 341 342 341 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 413 Write 311 Mixed 240 SusWrite 333 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 12.3 103% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 89.5 110% 191 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 191 187 189 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 118 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 188 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Imation Classic 8GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 0619 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.6 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	1.61% Terrible	Read 4.7 Write 1.2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.4 4% 3.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.61% Great: 5%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1TB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 109 109 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 46 SusWrite 109 124% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Portable 1.5TB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 109GB free, PID 2332 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 67 65 64 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 37 Write 53.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 65.4 63% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 33%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 109GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 82 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 71.2 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 80.9 86% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 102 Write 108 Mixed 46 SusWrite 110 123% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 952 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 108%

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Typical GA-Z170M-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 737 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $138

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	190x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	171x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	85x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	74x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	59x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	33x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	17x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16