Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics94.9% 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 Drive63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 10 '17 at 16:11
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 808
88% 696 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 127
Parallax 106
98% 118 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 112
Splatting 112
90% 109 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 467
Write 246
Mixed 126
61% 280 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 9.71
70% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 20.6
67% 151 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
510GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 136
Write 146
Mixed 142
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 3.27
4K Mixed 0.54
156% 1.55 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.6
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.9
76% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 89%

 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 1,437 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $449
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