Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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.
Boot Drive72.5% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 26 '17 at 21:44
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 802
86% 686 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 155
Parallax 132
116% 143 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 138
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
465GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 474
Write 336
Mixed 336
85% 382 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 23.7
101% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 81.5
DQ Mixed 12.5
21% 38.9 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 23.8
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 2,017 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $731
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