Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive133% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemGigabyte Z170-HD3 DDR3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '18 at 00:20
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 280
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 767
74% 607 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4993) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1721 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
4.39% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 5.46
Parallax 8.06
5% 6.7 fps
MRender 0.14
Gravity 0.1
Splatting 7.17
2% 2.47 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 471 459 458 468 466 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 455
Mixed 370
SusWrite 462
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 66
222% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
478GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 112 115 114 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 138
Write 130
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 114
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 84%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 130 128 128 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 121
Write 117
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 128
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.5% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.3
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 22.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 72%

 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
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