Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.2% 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	264% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '23 at 19:35
Run Duration	361 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 140 2-Core 266 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 694 73% 582 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E272) 2GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 42 Parallax 49.7 30% 43 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 36.5 Splatting 28.5 27% 33.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 836 782 765 755 702 682 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,248 Write 1,044 Mixed 798 SusWrite 754 267% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 71.6 254% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1309 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 1,016 789% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 353%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 59GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 93 87 92 88 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 101 Write 37.1 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 87 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 209% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 45GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 148 149 158 155 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 76.2 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 152 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 113%
ST2000DM 008-2UB102 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 193GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 32 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.3% Very poor	Read 55.4 Write 28.7 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 30.9 45% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 46% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.1 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	57	28	60	27"	1280 720	ACR02CA S271HL

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	391x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	325x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	228x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	197x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	106x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	97x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $596

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16