Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateDec 03 '18 at 06:09
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 above expectations (64th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 219
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 650
65% 530 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 117
Parallax 111
86% 111 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 99
Splatting 103
82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 476
Write 441
Mixed 301
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 50.8
171% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 332
257% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
825GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 162 160 161 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 129
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 162
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905599-020.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.2% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 18.5
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 18.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 1,620 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $466
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