Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.5% 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 Drive105% 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.
SystemGigabyte Z170M-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateNov 03 '17 at 14:24
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 285
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 791
82% 660 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 117
Parallax 101
91% 110 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 104
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT23D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 291
Mixed 348
85% 386 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 39.6
172% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 104
138% 252 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 105%
Great: 102%
WD WD5000AVVS-63ZWB0 3TB
207GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.7% Above average
Read 90.2
Write 96.7
Mixed 79.8
67% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.22
82% 0.87 MB/s
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
176GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 149
Write 125
Mixed 122
99% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.25
78% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 30.9
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 45.4
SC Mixed 30.4
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170M-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 737 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $138

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $574
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HDDRAMUSB
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