Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics137% 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 Drive260% 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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 08 '17 at 16:50
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 157
2-Core 313
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 859
90% 720 Pts
64-Core 858
53% 858 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 214
Parallax 188
158% 198 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 188
Splatting 130
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB3Q-256G-1006 256GB
145GB free
Firmware: X2180006 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 383
Write 363
Mixed 358
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 20.6
144% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 37.4
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 20
33% 60.5 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 98%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2,455
Write 1,099
Mixed 1,272
353% 1,609 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 41.8
239% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 639
DQ Write 498
DQ Mixed 40.4
174% 393 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 260%
Great: 236%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$40
498GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 170
Write 142
Mixed 153
117% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.22
83% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 32.1
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 31.7
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%

 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 1,446 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $596
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