Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '17 at 17:34
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 142
2-Core 285
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 800
85% 677 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 156
Parallax 130
122% 145 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 146
Splatting 114
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 399
Mixed 419
97% 438 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 26.7
144% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 19.5
95% 216 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 140
Write 147
Mixed 145
109% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.26
109% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 23.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.6
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $625
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