Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.92% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive184% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 29 '17 at 16:35
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6300-$44
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 94.2
1-Core 121
2-Core 222
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 338
45% 338 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.92% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 6.81
6% 8.38 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 5.87
Splatting 15.7
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.92%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,928
Write 1,010
Mixed 1,110
297% 1,349 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 15.6
128% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 37.1
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 180
145% 193 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 184%
Great: 236%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
81GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 472
Write 260
Mixed 275
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 11.2
69% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 25.5
DQ Mixed 56.1
34% 37.1 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 24.1
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 59.3
68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF Builds (Compare 1,430 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-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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