Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.6% 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	194% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170M-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '19 at 06:46
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 218 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 696 65% 541 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 3681) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 20.1 18% 19.6 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 23 Splatting 16.7 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW128HEGR-000L2 128GB 6,569 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 164 164 163 161 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,451 Write 731 Mixed 554 SusWrite 182 160% 729 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 81.1 287% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 889 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 702 558% 780 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 320%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 185GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 187 Write 187 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 105 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 930GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 118 120 118 119 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 117 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 84%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 116 117 119 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 114 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 114 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.7 260% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 79%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 2,296 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 36GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 12 12 12 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 155 Write 20.4 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 14 50% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.1 142% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,803 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 79%

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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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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $138

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	190x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	170x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	39x
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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	17x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $583

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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) $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