Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.6% 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 Drive99.7% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170-HD3 DDR3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 18 '21 at 22:23
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 135
2-Core 271
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 537
72% 539 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 129
Parallax 114
96% 120 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 100
Splatting 94.5
79% 97 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 113 66 65 64 66 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 387
Mixed 369
SusWrite 98.4
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 58.5
194% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 274
222% 313 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
366GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 120 122 121 120 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 169
Write 149
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 118
85% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 107%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
63GB free
Firmware: 0002LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 70 70 71 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 78.5
Write 77.5
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 70
50% 67.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.3% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 19.6
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3-CF Builds (Compare 284 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
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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