Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170-HD3 DDR3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170510
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateMay 21 '18 at 03:39
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 70.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 245
78% 144 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 448
62% 458 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.3% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 133
Parallax 118
95% 123 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 116
Splatting 96.2
84% 103 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 476
Write 248
Mixed 244
71% 323 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 15.9
96% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 67.8
86% 155 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 90%
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB
144GB free
Firmware: 02.03B02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 67.4
Write 62.6
Mixed 55.6
46% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.36
113% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.2% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.6
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 99.4
40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF Builds (Compare 282 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $339
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