Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime11.7 Days
Run DateJan 02 '20 at 14:48
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 447
60% 449 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Gigabyte(1458 36CA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Lighting 22.6
Reflection 17.6
Parallax 22.2
18% 20.8 fps
MRender 25.5
Gravity 23.4
Splatting 17.5
18% 22.2 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
56GB free
Firmware: 0309
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 160 180 155 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 449
Write 188
Mixed 217
SusWrite 168
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 16.2
106% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 57.5
90% 176 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
677GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 109 110 44 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 128
Write 136
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 87
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.6% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 14.4
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 90%

 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%
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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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