Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics107% 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 Drive227% 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.
Run History
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SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 14 '19 at 22:40
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 153
2-Core 296
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 826
87% 698 Pts
64-Core 847
52% 847 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 152
Parallax 145
113% 145 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 136
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 314 308 308 305 304 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 2,106
Write 1,284
Mixed 641
SusWrite 346
241% 1,094 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 55.3
245% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,056
DQ Write 1,101
DQ Mixed 743
652% 967 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 227%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
720GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 116 115 117 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
63% Good
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 59.1
SusWrite 116
70% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
785GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 143 142 142 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 135
Write 142
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 141
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: GG2OACA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 94 95 96 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 94.2
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 95.1
58% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 30.3
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 29.5
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 85%

 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 1,434 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-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $460
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