Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	12.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 15:19
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 574 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3824 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Lighting 90.9 Reflection 93.1 Parallax 87.3 74% 90.4 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 82.3 Splatting 73.9 75% 94.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000H1 128GB 4,948 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT21H3Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 512 Write 471 Mixed 320 96% 434 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 54 190% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 297 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 101%
Samsung MZYLF128HCHP-000L2 128GB 3,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 69GB free Firmware: FXT63L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 133 133 135 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 368 Write 133 Mixed 173 SusWrite 132 44% 202 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 25.3 99% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 57.7 55% 90.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 61%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 362GB free Firmware: AM001J SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 98 97 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 98.6 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 96.9 58% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 5GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 125 141 134 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 163 Write 55 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 134 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 KHX2133C14D4/4G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 32 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 35.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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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	388x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	195x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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