Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive229% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '21 at 19:42
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%
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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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 217
85% 146 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 697
64% 535 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
189% Outstanding
Lighting 273
Reflection 240
Parallax 301
222% 271 fps
MRender 318
Gravity 231
Splatting 170
188% 240 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 189%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB
606GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT30Q.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1948 1934 1891 1621 120 254 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 966
Write 1869
Mixed 1072
SusWrite 1,295
296% 1,300 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 75.6
252% 92.7 MB/s
DQ Read 756
DQ Write 739
DQ Mixed 908
638% 801 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 229%
Great: 305%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
222GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 160 151 156 153 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 362
Write 184
Mixed 244
SusWrite 147
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 41.9
146% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 176
131% 172 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
266GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 131 133 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 138
Write 132
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 132
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.7
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.9
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 90%

 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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