Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive235% 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.
Run History
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SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180111
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 15 '18 at 08:49
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 849
86% 700 Pts
64-Core 843
52% 843 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 153
Parallax 133
112% 141 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 136
Splatting 112
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 325 326 325 316 239 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 2,198
Write 1,493
Mixed 571
SusWrite 352
254% 1,154 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 60.5
244% 94.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,194
DQ Write 1,141
DQ Mixed 720
663% 1,018 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 235%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 131 132 133 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 126
Write 83.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 132
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
932GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 144 141 143 139 142 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 165
Write 81.5
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 141
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: GG2OACA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 96 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 91.3
Mixed 35
SusWrite 95.3
57% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 28.5
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 37.6
SC Mixed 29
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 85%

 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 1,427 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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