Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime67 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '20 at 05:11
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (98th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 704
74% 594 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 117
Parallax 101
91% 110 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 100
80% 98 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 456
Write 439
Mixed 355
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 56.6
198% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 357
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23
334GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 120 121 121 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 135
Write 144
Mixed 84
SusWrite 121
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 109%
WD Multimedia 0620 1TB
160GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 36 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
16.3% Very poor
Read 29.5
Write 31.2
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 36.4
41% 29.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 21.3
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 21.8
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73%
Great: 80%

 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 1,175 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: $627
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