Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z170-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 08 '18 at 04:22
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 471
63% 469 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.1
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38% Below average
Lighting 42.3
Reflection 54.2
Parallax 49.8
34% 48.8 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 46.3
Splatting 53.3
45% 55.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
886GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 159
Mixed 165
122% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.21
78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 25.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 109%

 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 1,618 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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