Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.9% 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 Drive74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160301
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 21 '16 at 00:02
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 226
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 505
56% 438 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7254
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 122
Parallax 103
100% 116 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 105
Splatting 106
86% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 500
Write 241
Mixed 365
81% 369 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 28.4
124% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 31.6
DQ Write 82.8
DQ Mixed 53.1
42% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 114%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
666GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 117
Write 124
Mixed 115
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.21
90% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
75.4% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 23.8
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 22.7
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170M-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 737 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $138

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $569
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