Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive241% 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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z170-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 12 '18 at 16:21
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 734
75% 608 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 8.38
7% 9.62 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 7.53
Splatting 16.6
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 56
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 52.5
46% 57.7 fps
Gravity 56
Splatting 72.8
58% 64.4 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,308
Write 1,244
Mixed 1,625
381% 1,725 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 52
188% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 135
152% 260 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 241%
Great: 210%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
112GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 440
Write 109
Mixed 166
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 14.9
101% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 69
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 26.9
38% 68.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 75%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
300GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 254
Write 241
Mixed 187
170% 227 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.56
156% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 142%
Great: 184%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 29.3
98% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 31.2
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 1,621 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $457
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