Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.4% 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 Drive188% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 11:06
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 207
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 426
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Lighting 73
Reflection 70
Parallax 65.2
60% 69.4 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 66.7
Splatting 69.7
56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
465GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 494
Write 339
Mixed 355
88% 396 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 26.1
126% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 88.3
108% 190 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 126%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,813
Write 1,147
Mixed 1,150
303% 1,370 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 25
143% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 54.2
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 25.9
37% 66.4 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 188%
Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 184
Mixed 127
117% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 5.36
4K Mixed 0.42
176% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 29.5
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 27.1
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 102%

 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 1,430 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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