Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive317% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 17:33
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 84.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 583
78% 583 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 159
Parallax 150
121% 152 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 140
Splatting 114
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
317% Outstanding
Read 2,811
Write 1,197
Mixed 1,287
386% 1,765 MB/s
4K Read 67.2
4K Write 250
4K Mixed 51.7
300% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,095
DQ Write 880
DQ Mixed 274
400% 750 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 317%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 1315 CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.M8F 16GB
1450, 1450, 1450, 1450 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 18.2
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 1,620 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $466
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