Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive334% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170M-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '22 at 23:41
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 129
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 468
65% 480 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 30.0.13023.4001
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Lighting 66.1
Reflection 61.5
Parallax 87.7
54% 71.8 fps
MRender 61.2
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 45.3
47% 58.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
455GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1418 1115 1070 1080 1059 1058 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,510
Write 2,258
Mixed 1,586
SusWrite 1,133
419% 1,872 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 97
325% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,703
DQ Write 1,134
DQ Mixed 1,308
1,005% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 334%
Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
341GB free
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 482 260 241 243 243 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 420
Write 480
Mixed 388
SusWrite 325
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 42.1
156% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 323
244% 327 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 34.6
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z170M-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 737 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $138

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $574
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