Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive272% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 00:21
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 57%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 74.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
77% 140 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 436
53% 408 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 142
Parallax 117
103% 129 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 109
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1610 1138 770 810 822 813 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 1,775
Write 1,528
Mixed 1,317
SusWrite 994
314% 1,403 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 78.5
282% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,282
DQ Write 1,148
DQ Mixed 1,231
919% 1,220 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 272%
Great: 355%
Storejet TS256GESD400K 256GB
232GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 66 34 43 0.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
25% Poor
Read 291
Write 241
Mixed 146
SusWrite 69.5
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 5.6
29% 9.13 MB/s
DQ Read 14.3
DQ Write 12.1
DQ Mixed 6.1
6% 10.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 25%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905458-020.A00LF 9905458-020.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.6% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.3
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 91
44% 91 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 29%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $339
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