Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.38% 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 Drive98.9% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170M-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 15:09
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 as expected (42nd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 230
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 680
63% 527 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.38% Terrible
Lighting 7.53
Reflection 11
Parallax 7.59
6% 8.7 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 7.23
Splatting 15.7
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.38%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C4005T3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 537 456 634 549 269 504 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 804
Write 555
Mixed 213
SusWrite 491
115% 516 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 26.9
101% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 29.1
DQ Mixed 34.2
49% 97.8 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 159%
Seagate ST3300820AS 300GB
278GB free
Firmware: 3.AHG
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 72 73 74 74 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 73.4
Write 35.1
Mixed 43.6
SusWrite 73.4
42% 56.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 20.4
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170M-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 737 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $138

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $569
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