Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.77% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 23 '17 at 11:41
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (97th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 127
2-Core 239
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 626
65% 520 Pts
64-Core 677
42% 677 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.77% Terrible
Lighting 8.13
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 8
7% 9.34 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 16.7
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.77%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900NS38 128GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6.0.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 451
Write 119
Mixed 160
53% 243 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 12.1
120% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 82.5
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 11.4
34% 71.3 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 71%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40
545GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 136
Write 123
Mixed 118
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.26
89% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.4% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 24
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $398
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