Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85.4% 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 Drive	92.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 13:53
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 245 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 539 56% 453 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 112 Parallax 102 88% 107 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 103 Splatting 98.9 81% 98.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 309 309 312 311 313 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 251 Mixed 284 SusWrite 309 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 33.8 135% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 208 192% 295 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 476GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 169 169 166 166 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 153 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 168 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 113%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 268GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 91 92 94 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	54% Above average	Read 95 Write 90.8 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 93.2 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 60%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 381GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 74 72 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 74.9 Write 74.4 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 73.6 49% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 22.6 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	33.1"	1280 720	AOC3279 Q3279WG5B

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Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF Builds (Compare 1,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	384x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	194x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	102x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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