Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 12:25
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 574
77% 575 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2104 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67% Good
Lighting 84.2
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 73.3
69% 81.1 fps
MRender 75.6
Gravity 76.7
Splatting 80.4
64% 77.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
467GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 154
Write 116
Mixed 91.6
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.26
84% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FADM 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2160 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 23.2
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.5
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 90%

 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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