Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive263% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 05 '17 at 08:13
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 619
82% 617 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,741
Write 1,026
Mixed 1,277
367% 1,681 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 43.2
232% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 648
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 208
235% 409 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 263%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
710GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 164
Mixed 158
123% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.36
4K Write 2.83
4K Mixed 0.36
149% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 27
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 24.6
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 95%

 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 2,016 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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