Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive208% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime18 Days
Run DateAug 09 '18 at 14:13
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 below expectations (34th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 80.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 218
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 680
67% 547 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 148
Parallax 138
110% 141 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 130
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 201 193 184 179 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,753
Write 1,189
Mixed 871
SusWrite 222
223% 1,009 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 71
245% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,202
DQ Write 989
DQ Mixed 972
762% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 208%
Great: 236%
Seagate ST31000340NS 1TB-$95
888GB free
Firmware: SN06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 105 106 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 103
Write 99.3
Mixed 56
SusWrite 105
67% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 60%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
701GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 127 130 132 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 41.8
Write 32
Mixed 66
SusWrite 130
50% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
46.1% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 13.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 14.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 50%

 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%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
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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