Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics88.5% 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 Drive118% 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 23 '17 at 18:51
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 249
91% 160 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 385
51% 384 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2192 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (97th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (108 fps cap detected)
88.5% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 106
Parallax 90.5
89% 102 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 107
Splatting 108
88% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 415
Mixed 420
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 53
191% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 129
145% 248 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 118%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 175
Mixed 165
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1.27
4K Write 2.31
4K Mixed 0.37
137% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3000C15D4/4GX KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX3000C15D4/4GX KHX2666C15D4/4G 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 25
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 24.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 99%

 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 1,436 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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