Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive231% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '19 at 20:58
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 150
2-Core 306
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 842
87% 699 Pts
64-Core 848
52% 848 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 158
Parallax 136
115% 145 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 140
Splatting 116
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 325 327 326 326 322 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 2,125
Write 1484
Mixed 596
SusWrite 370
252% 1,144 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 63.8
241% 93.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,101
DQ Write 1,140
DQ Mixed 700
642% 980 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 231%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
693GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 116 114 117 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 108
Write 107
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 116
73% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
783GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 141 141 140 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 147
Write 142
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 140
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: GG2OACA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 94 95 96 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 91
Write 96.3
Mixed 36
SusWrite 95
58% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 53.4%
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)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 30
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 29.7
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99.1%
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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