Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive85.7% 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 16:45
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 449
52% 405 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1130 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.1
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 31% Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 240GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA10.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 513
Write 439
Mixed 473
106% 475 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 6.2
112% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 39
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 11.5
57% 119 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
825GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 170
Mixed 165
125% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.22
88% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905622-024.A00G 9905622-024.A00G 9905678-024.A00G 9905622-057.A00G 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 25.8
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 21.9
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 85%

 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 1,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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