Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '22 at 11:59
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 107
2-Core 218
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 397
53% 397 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 378E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.6% Poor
Lighting 37.4
Reflection 40.2
Parallax 37.6
30% 38.4 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 39
Splatting 26.6
28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAJ20103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 151 54 158 64 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 470
Write 412
Mixed 397
SusWrite 128
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 30.6
117% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 123
142% 241 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 102%
Teclast 320GB A850 320GB
295GB free
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 388 382 415 415 413 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 481
Write 389
Mixed 347
SusWrite 392
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 16.3
112% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 87.6
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 23.6
72% 147 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 204 204 205 205 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 169
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 203
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-138.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 22.1
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 21
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 87%

 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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