Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.6% 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 Drive90.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime9.5 Days
Run DateJul 28 '20 at 21:37
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 462
61% 458 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.6% Very good
Lighting 99.4
Reflection 108
Parallax 92.1
81% 99.7 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 93.6
Splatting 94.1
77% 93.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 240GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1015A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 243 100 81 68 82 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 348
Mixed 338
SusWrite 142
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 44.4
153% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 253
208% 296 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%
Intenso SSD 120GB
40GB free
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 60 59 61 60 60 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 482
Write 329
Mixed 318
SusWrite 97.2
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 43.5
148% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 222
184% 265 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 93%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55
102GB free
Firmware: 3.CHL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 63 63 62 63 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
34.5% Below average
Read 57.5
Write 23.6
Mixed 36.3
SusWrite 62.4
33% 44.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 19.8
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 22
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $455
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