Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161124
Uptime	16.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '19 at 12:24
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 243 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 690 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 183 120 172 126 141 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	76% Very good	Read 466 Write 259 Mixed 296 SusWrite 151 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 36.6 123% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 204 159% 216 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 100%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 90GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 206 203 201 200 200 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 488 Write 349 Mixed 168 SusWrite 204 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 36.9 124% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 217 184% 268 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 104%
WD WDS250G1B0A-00H9H0 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 96GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 64 63 65 64 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 30.7 Write 73.8 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 63.9 41% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 0% Great: 104%
WD WDS250G1B0A-00H9H0 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 181 180 179 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 174 Write 144 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 179 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2800 2OZ 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.4% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.3 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14.1 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 74%

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

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	714x
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	294x
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 $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	53x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16