Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 12:35
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 532 71% 533 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Lighting 77.1 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 67.2 63% 74.3 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 74 60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 196 193 191 191 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 439 Mixed 359 SusWrite 219 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 59.1 198% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 467 479 452 444 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 450 Mixed 354 SusWrite 450 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 58.9 202% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 67GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 143 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 440 Mixed 366 SusWrite 168 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.3 203% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 179 185% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 721GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 127 133 133 125 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 140 Mixed 74 SusWrite 131 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 452GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 144 145 144 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 179 Write 156 Mixed 84 SusWrite 145 184% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 78% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 80%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 - $206

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	713x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	454x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	206x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	293x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	291x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	183x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	53x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	42x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16