Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics88.3% 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 Drive80% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '18 at 19:28
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 259
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 485
60% 461 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 114
Parallax 96.5
92% 108 fps
MRender 99.8
Gravity 98.6
Splatting 99.6
81% 99.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon LCH-128V2S-11 2.5 7mm 128GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FC7110C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 109 116 115 113 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 493
Write 174
Mixed 228
SusWrite 116
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 42.6
138% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 169
141% 206 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 80%
Great: 84%
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000H1 128GB
118GB free
Firmware: MAT21H3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 125 129 128 129 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 476
Mixed 338
SusWrite 142
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 54.9
200% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 315
250% 349 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 106%
Great: 101%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
545GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 68 73 69 73 71 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 106
Write 110
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 71.3
64% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 26.7
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 24.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 81%

 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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