Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive133% 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.
Very high background CPU (77%). 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '18 at 23:39
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 77%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 453
61% 453 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.3% Good
Lighting 80.3
Reflection 84
Parallax 73.6
65% 79.3 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 76.1
Splatting 78.2
62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-00000 256GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7000Q
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 1,395
Write 249
Mixed 405
147% 683 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 31.9
164% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 104
133% 243 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 133%
Great: 144%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61
54GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 118
Write 108
Mixed 94.9
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.17
81% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 26.5
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 27.6
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 103%

 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 1,432 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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