Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive252% 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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '20 at 16:38
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 202
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 619
55% 465 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
55% Above average
Lighting 68.3
Reflection 68.4
Parallax 85.2
56% 73.9 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 70
Splatting 58.3
54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 574 584 592 582 594 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 1,848
Write 1,815
Mixed 1,126
SusWrite 626
302% 1,354 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 87.2
288% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,224
DQ Write 1,028
DQ Mixed 1,121
841% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 252%
Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
443GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 434 448 440 429 347 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 471
Mixed 424
SusWrite 417
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 57.2
194% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 307
246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 20.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 19.3
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 104%

 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 1,429 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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