Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory59 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 23:36
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 85.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 256
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 712
75% 599 Pts
64-Core 711
44% 711 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 198
Parallax 193
141% 188 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 180
Splatting 128
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X211200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 151 171 147 152 123 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
52.8% Above average
Read 224
Write 214
Mixed 120
SusWrite 150
40% 177 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 19.7
87% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 103
100% 160 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
68GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 287 319 320 323 322 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 411
Mixed 419
SusWrite 315
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 62.6
200% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 117%
Great: 129%
Intel SSDSC2BF180A5L 180GB
25GB free
Firmware: LTVi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 124 139 139 169 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 292
Write 168
Mixed 207
SusWrite 144
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 29.9
137% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 113
112% 181 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.2% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 132%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 1,173 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 - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $625
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HDDRAMUSB
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