Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 92.1%, 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.
Boot Drive220% 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.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171201
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 26 '19 at 15:44
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 145
2-Core 262
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 775
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 767
48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 183
Parallax 167
137% 172 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 172
Splatting 121
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1297 307 305 304 302 302 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1914
Write 1,454
Mixed 590
SusWrite 469
245% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 56.2
207% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,055
DQ Write 1,265
DQ Mixed 768
688% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 220%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
232GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 303 304 305 305 305 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 479
Mixed 408
SusWrite 322
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 59.6
206% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95
223GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 122 111 113 113 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 478
Write 471
Mixed 366
SusWrite 131
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 39.7
140% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 184
182% 292 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
83% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 23.7
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 25.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83%
Great: 95%

 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 1,427 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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