Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.1% 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 Drive90.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime14.1 Days
Run DateNov 14 '18 at 15:22
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 137
2-Core 268
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 779
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 117
Parallax 100
90% 109 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 101
81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM22.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 340 357 313 299 334 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 426
Mixed 312
SusWrite 334
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 27.8
129% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 171
162% 253 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
529GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 425 465 464 462 462 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 433
Mixed 380
SusWrite 458
98% 432 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 54.9
197% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323
181GB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 100 104 105 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 106
Write 101
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 103
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
191% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 93%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
421GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 121 121 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 100
Write 83
Mixed 53
SusWrite 120
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
406GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 121 120 120 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 95.3
Write 93.4
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 120
71% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 85%
Sst-ts11 C 8TB
460GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 149 150 151 155 157 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.1% Excellent
Read 128
Write 146
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 154
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
193% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 28.7
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 30.9
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 105%

 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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