Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.7% 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 Drive63.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateDec 17 '17 at 17:30
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 45%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 as expected (49th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 218
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 577
60% 479 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 115
Parallax 105
91% 110 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 216
Write 295
Mixed 401
69% 304 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 7.79
91% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 12.3
77% 179 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 80%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB
125GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 106
Write 45.4
Mixed 61.5
53% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.28
68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
52GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 114
Write 113
Mixed 108
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.22
79% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.4% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 19.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 80%

 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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