Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170413
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '17 at 05:43
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 884 92% 737 Pts	64-Core 889 55% 889 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 201 Parallax 179 149% 187 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 178 Splatting 124 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 131%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 594GB free Firmware: HP51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 66832344 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 342 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 862452 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2469 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 308 (B4) Unknown 100 100 604843279 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 77 52 386924567 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3963 (C2) HDA temperature 23 48 51539607575 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 8 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	82.3% Excellent	Read 143 Write 144 Mixed 142 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.24 88% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 376GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 178 5791 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1419 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10650 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1237 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 352 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 109 109 273999 (C2) HDA temperature 129 106 21 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	36.8% Below average	Read 69.9 Write 58.2 Mixed 61.1 48% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.15 70% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 82GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 44733216 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2487 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 30150046539 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20632 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1979 (B7) Unknown 95 95 5 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 13 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 52 437256218 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 757 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2505 (C2) HDA temperature 26 48 38654705690 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 198 684 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -115440130961519 (F1) Unknown 100 253 33029677560 (F2) Unknown 100 253 64194456595	84.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 146 Mixed 123 104% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.2 58% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 25.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 119%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	706x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	450x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	290x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	287x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	182x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16