Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 24 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 510
69% 512 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,427
Write 1472
Mixed 1,264
379% 1721 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 86.6
294% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 1,155
DQ Mixed 1,013
778% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
15GB free
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 113 125 118 131 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 415
Write 143
Mixed 201
SusWrite 123
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 40.1
158% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 148
113% 153 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
117GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 112 112 114 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 99.3
Write 95
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 112
68% 92.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 70%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
36GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 87 87 88 87 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
49% Average
Read 85.3
Write 84.2
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 85.1
60% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.7
151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 49%
Great: 54%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB
13GB free, PID 0745
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 26 25 27 28 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 24.5
Write 26.7
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 26.5
35% 25.3 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 4
260% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
MC Read 29
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 27.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 28.4
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 107%

 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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