Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime3 Days
Run DateOct 14 '17 at 15:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 123
2-Core 232
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 616
65% 519 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 76.5
Reflection 74.6
Parallax 65.4
62% 72.2 fps
MRender 68.6
Gravity 65.4
Splatting 69.2
56% 67.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 508
Write 349
Mixed 350
89% 402 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 9.01
82% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 8.83
72% 170 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 97%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 500GB-$80
6GB free
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Read 57.6
Write 71.9
Mixed 53.6
46% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.48
94% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.4% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 17.5
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 104%

 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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