Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive177% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '19 at 19:56
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 215
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 327
44% 328 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.7% Below average
Lighting 44.4
Reflection 45.7
Parallax 39.5
36% 43.2 fps
MRender 39.4
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 37
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 790 886 867 853 911 943 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 763
Write 771
Mixed 536
SusWrite 875
166% 736 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 43.4
196% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 816
DQ Write 717
DQ Mixed 597
494% 710 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 177%
Great: 219%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
714GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 160 161 161 161 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 158
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 160
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 29.7
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.6
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170-HD3P-CF Builds (Compare 2,518 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P - $113

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $552
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