Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics157% 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 Drive239% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 06:02
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 247
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 698
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 233
Parallax 230
178% 227 fps
MRender 252
Gravity 211
Splatting 139
157% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 1312 1354 1421 871 1021 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,283
Write 1,486
Mixed 1,041
SusWrite 1,209
283% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 69.3
238% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 910
DQ Write 912
DQ Mixed 320
403% 714 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 239%
Great: 282%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497
874GB free
Firmware: ST6OA3AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 107 77 103 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 109
Write 111
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 101
69% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 23.2
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 22.9
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 87%

 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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