Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	84.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	13.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 16:38
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 497 66% 497 Pts	64-Core 490 30% 490 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 402 396 400 403 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 392 Write 381 Mixed 262 SusWrite 392 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 17.8 119% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 107 118% 194 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 86%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 464GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 449 449 449 449 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 451 Write 433 Mixed 412 SusWrite 419 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 32.8 108% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 251 190% 259 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 420GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 79 79 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 76 Write 59.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 78.8 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 57%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 158GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 65 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 55.5 Write 62.8 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 64.3 72% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD 029E CMD8GX4M2A2666C15 859B BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD 029E CMD8GX4M2A2666C15 16GB 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 29 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 26.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	383x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	319x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	191x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	102x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	33x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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