Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics83.4% 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 Drive134% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 01:59
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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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 i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 160
2-Core 298
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 877
89% 723 Pts
64-Core 871
54% 871 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 116
Parallax 97.5
84% 106 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 95.4
Splatting 103
81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
668GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 466 466 471 472 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 493
Mixed 466
SusWrite 468
110% 486 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 64.4
220% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
133GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 467 467 470 471 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 494
Mixed 385
SusWrite 468
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 51.9
194% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 348
266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 125%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
320GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 468 467 472 472 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 498
Mixed 473
SusWrite 469
110% 489 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 66.9
229% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 364
274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 146 147 146 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 127
Write 67
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 145
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 98%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 187 186 188 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 187
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 186
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
412% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB
41GB free
Firmware: 9400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 101 101 101 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 76.5
Write 79.5
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 100
57% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 7.7
4K Mixed 0.6
226% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 103%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB
28GB free
Firmware: 050B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 77 79 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 82.5
Write 75.5
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 79.2
54% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 32.3
106% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 43.3
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 104%
Great: 125%

 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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