Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 16 '20 at 22:53
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 85.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 235
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 459
55% 422 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76% Very good
Lighting 92.7
Reflection 110
Parallax 90.7
76% 97.8 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 90.2
Splatting 95.2
77% 93.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55
532GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 57 57 63 71 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 91.7
Write 88.9
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 61.3
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 76%
TP00320G B 320GB
270GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 104 104 100 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.3% Average
Read 102
Write 100
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 103
127% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 25.7
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 22.8
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 85%

 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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