Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics123% 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.
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)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime19.4 Days
Run DateJul 08 '19 at 13:54
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 508
68% 507 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 188
Parallax 185
138% 181 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 170
Splatting 123
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75
33GB free
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 146 162 155 159 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 439
Write 190
Mixed 233
SusWrite 159
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 45
170% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 118
111% 173 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 87%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,438
Write 1,740
Mixed 833
367% 1,670 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 78.2
286% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1282
DQ Write 1330
DQ Mixed 1133
900% 1,248 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
413GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 128 130 130 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 134
Write 121
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 129
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 22
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 23
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 80%

 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%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

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