Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive75.6% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 16 '19 at 20:39
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 245
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 695
69% 564 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 191
Parallax 175
144% 181 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 175
Splatting 124
114% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 239 179 121 111 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 498
Write 434
Mixed 324
SusWrite 202
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 18.6
116% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 183
144% 205 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 92%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
891GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 97 100 100 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 104
Write 101
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 99.3
72% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 67%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 175 175 174 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 161
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 174
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 26.3
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 27.2
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3 - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $625
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