Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateMay 21 '22 at 14:16
Run Duration251 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 212
83% 142 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 662
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 182
Parallax 192
140% 182 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 173
Splatting 120
113% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 54 48 46 49 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 466
Mixed 358
SusWrite 78.7
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 54.4
187% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 233
209% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 118%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
209GB free
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 366 100 105 103 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 419
Mixed 349
SusWrite 198
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 42.8
157% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 234
201% 295 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
350GB free
Firmware: CC37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 100 100 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 81.7
Write 84.5
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 101
60% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CM4X4GD3000C15K4 0215 CM4X4GD3000C15K4 0215 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 1,180 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 - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $630
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