Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics87.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime1 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '20 at 05:52
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 183
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 338
43% 327 Pts
64-Core 335
21% 335 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1640 MHz, MLim: 1820 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 117
Parallax 114
91% 114 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 103
Splatting 96.2
81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD PLUS 480GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z31000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 190 155 128 86 183 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 302
Write 324
Mixed 160
SusWrite 160
53% 236 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 30.7
97% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 155
136% 212 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
377GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 118 121 128 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 99.5
Write 100
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 122
69% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.2
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 19.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 1,621 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $466
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