Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	254% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 514 50% 412 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 85.5 57% 72.9 fps	MRender 62.8 Gravity 56.8 Splatting 80.9 56% 66.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 318 316 322 320 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,248 Write 1,361 Mixed 775 SusWrite 354 261% 1,184 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 91.9 324% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 442 DQ Write 1,451 DQ Mixed 540 531% 811 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 209GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 422 414 425 426 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 440 Mixed 343 SusWrite 418 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 58.4 210% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 45.7 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 205 122% 126 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 395GB free Firmware: JA0OA700 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 87 87 87 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 83.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 85.6 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 416GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 176 179 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 166 Mixed 75 SusWrite 177 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C17 1x8GB 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	39.2% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 10.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	388x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	195x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16