Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.8% 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 Drive46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z270M-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170113
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateApr 28 '17 at 01:01
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 116
2-Core 229
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 656
65% 532 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.8% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 133
Parallax 122
102% 126 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 126
Splatting 101
90% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$376
672GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 168
Write 177
Mixed 287
48% 211 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 24.1
83% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 81.6
DQ Write 57.8
DQ Mixed 33.7
35% 57.7 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 246%
BUFFALO HD-PVU2 2 V 500GB
340GB free, PID 0181
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18.2% Very poor
Read 39.4
Write 36.5
Mixed 15.9
37% 30.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.36
62% 0.76 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.8% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 12.7
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 14.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270M-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 660 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $488
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