Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36% 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 Drive61.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151016
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateApr 09 '18 at 15:09
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 214
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 385
50% 378 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36% Below average
Lighting 45.2
Reflection 47.4
Parallax 57.9
37% 50.2 fps
MRender 48.4
Gravity 44.9
Splatting 35.8
34% 43 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 36%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 416
Write 120
Mixed 162
50% 233 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 16.1
110% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 25
46% 89.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
136GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 160
Write 150
Mixed 133
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.25
84% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.7% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 11.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3P-CF Builds (Compare 2,517 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-Z170-HD3P - $113

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $552
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