Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive98.1% 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.
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.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '18 at 18:50
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 137
2-Core 256
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 754
73% 602 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 150
Parallax 127
107% 136 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 129
Splatting 112
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS120G32TND-N1A2A 120GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 121 121 121 122 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 411
Mixed 381
SusWrite 152
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 49.1
175% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 342
254% 334 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 99%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB
11GB free
Firmware: HTRAN101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 160 107 90 95 190 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 485
Write 154
Mixed 424
SusWrite 122
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 44.4
149% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 66.9
DQ Mixed 171
136% 199 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
298GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 172 172 172 172 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 193
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 170
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
71.7% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 20.3
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 22.4
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 75%

 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 1,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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