Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJul 07 '17 at 03:55
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 459
61% 458 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.1
90% 107 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 99.7
81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 446
Write 99.2
Mixed 149
50% 231 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 9.31
68% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 95.5
DQ Mixed 14
39% 83.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
894GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 163
Mixed 157
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.28
4K Write 2.54
4K Mixed 0.36
140% 1.39 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 13.8
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 14.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 47%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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