Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '20 at 19:18
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 216
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 295
46% 333 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Lighting 67.6
Reflection 59.3
Parallax 80.1
55% 69 fps
MRender 61.1
Gravity 57.9
Splatting 78.1
55% 65.7 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 85 103 110 148 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 144
Write 134
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 111
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.6% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 1,173 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 - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $625
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