Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemGigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 00:15
Run Duration222 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 645
66% 533 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 67.2
62% 73.5 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 72
Splatting 74.2
60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 162 146 147 149 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 459
Write 326
Mixed 307
SusWrite 174
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 19.1
67% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 94
DQ Mixed 36.5
46% 82.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 56%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
1GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 504
Write 490
Mixed 419
105% 471 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 63.6
217% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
SABRENT 1TB
872GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1705 917 914 890 916 843 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 189 202 202 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 191
Mixed 89
SusWrite 199
125% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 117%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 27.7
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 29.3
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF Builds (Compare 1,429 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

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