Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.9% 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 Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '17 at 15:53
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 131
2-Core 235
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 704
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 372.90
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.9% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 112
Parallax 96.7
84% 104 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 97.1
Splatting 101
81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 467
Write 261
Mixed 254
72% 327 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 10.3
90% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 31.9
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 10.1
32% 65.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
3TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 190
Mixed 158
134% 179 MB/s
4K Read 1.08
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.22
105% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FBR 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 25.4
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 26
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 83%

 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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