Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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 Drive	154% 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.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '22 at 11:24
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 133 2-Core 247 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 746 69% 576 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FFF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3838 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 156 Parallax 154 126% 155 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 135 Splatting 115 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 668 670 676 673 672 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 698 Write 639 Mixed 498 SusWrite 671 141% 627 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 50.7 193% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 514 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 512 410% 568 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 185%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 166GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 297 218 282 286 282 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 436 Mixed 346 SusWrite 303 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 41.3 154% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 198 189% 296 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 99%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 721GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 463 467 459 460 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 473 Mixed 418 SusWrite 460 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 69 230% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 137%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 328GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 153 154 154 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 136 Mixed 102 SusWrite 152 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 3x8GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF Builds (Compare 1,437 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	195x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16