Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics80.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive131% 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.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 01:21
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 159
2-Core 316
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 888
92% 743 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4993) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.7% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 111
Parallax 98.6
83% 104 fps
MRender 92.5
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 90
76% 93.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 444 433 400 438 409 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 460
Mixed 382
SusWrite 433
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 64.6
227% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
268% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 131%
Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
424GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 127 127 126 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 145
Write 139
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 126
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78%
Great: 84%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 147 148 149 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 153
Write 136
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 148
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 86.4%
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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
69.7% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.6
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 69.7%
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%
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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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