Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	185% 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 Drive	277% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 09:14
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 263 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 746 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 270 Reflection 245 Parallax 274 220% 263 fps	MRender 304 Gravity 220 Splatting 164 180% 229 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 746 736 728 713 701 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,152 Write 1,775 Mixed 1,486 SusWrite 758 344% 1,543 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 89.8 282% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,361 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 1,240 932% 1,249 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 179 177 177 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 142 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 177 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 26.1 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 28.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 108%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	383x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	200x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	193x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	102x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	29x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	33x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16