Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	137% 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 Drive	245% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '17 at 13:26
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 857 91% 728 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 215 Parallax 190 157% 200 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 189 Splatting 134 124% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB3Q-256G-1006 256GB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 145GB free Firmware: X2180006 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 252 252 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 12153 (0C) Power cycle count 252 252 65 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 210464866305 (AE) Unknown 252 252 15 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 93 51 (BE) vendor-specific 70 34 30 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	94.1% Outstanding	Read 381 Write 344 Mixed 360 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 29.2 155% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 20.1 85% 187 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 98%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,475 Write 1,121 Mixed 1,321 360% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 41.7 244% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 68.7 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 42.2 58% 103 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 236%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$32 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 498GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896829623 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2970 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3600 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1655 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2970 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2970 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 188979281945 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	85.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 138 Mixed 162 116% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.17 69% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.6 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 32.6 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	393x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	330x
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	232x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	107x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	47x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	35x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $593

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16