Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.1% 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 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 17:25
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 210
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 421
52% 394 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 117
Parallax 99.1
93% 110 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
794GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 96 101 111 111 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 111
Write 109
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 103
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
986GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 185 186 186 187 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 140
Mixed 81
SusWrite 186
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF Builds (Compare 283 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $339
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback