Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics148% 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 Drive72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 18:30
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 87.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 265
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 706
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 210
Parallax 199
176% 208 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 153
Splatting 137
130% 162 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 148%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 288 257 255 229 242 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 436
Write 309
Mixed 253
SusWrite 260
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 25.3
100% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 99.6
DQ Mixed 150
122% 180 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 80%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120
815GB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1650 1785 1669 1801 1875 1819 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
304% Outstanding
Read 1,799
Write 512
Mixed 1,308
SusWrite 1,766
301% 1,346 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 68.1
224% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,493
DQ Write 975
DQ Mixed 993
806% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 304%
Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 118 119 119 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 112
Write 90.7
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 120
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.3% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.5
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 105%

 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 1,427 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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