Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '17 at 21:58
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 445 57% 431 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 85C7) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 26 Parallax 31.7 29% 30.9 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 32 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 15497726 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 -50491635515218 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1046 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 13 (B1) Unknown 0 0 98 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 36 68721836059 (C2) HDA temperature 27 36 68721836059 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 15497726 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 15497726 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 15497726 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 22053 (EA) Unknown 0 0 13951 (F1) Unknown 0 0 13951 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13666	52.3% Above average	Read 499 Write 188 Mixed 199 64% 295 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 10.3 67% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 19.4 DQ Write 46.6 DQ Mixed 42.5 30% 36.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 87308232 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 682 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 27717 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1120 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 154 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 62 639565862 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1153 (C2) HDA temperature 38 40 73014444070 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 109629040230426 (F1) Unknown 100 253 474248747 (F2) Unknown 100 253 49462986	87.7% Excellent	Read 181 Write 126 Mixed 117 105% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.11 4K Write 0.13 4K Mixed 0.04 11% 0.09 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 360GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 101 76 3280112 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 82 82 19010 (05) Reallocated sector count 97 97 132 (07) Seek error rate 56 50 1456137098405 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 37042 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2105 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 16536 (BC) Unknown 100 89 330717659216 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 59 639631398 (C2) HDA temperature 38 41 25769803814 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 50 33 3280112 (C5) Current pending sector count 12 12 3640 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 12 12 3640 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -113159503316247 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3743302852 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2426176777	36.1% Below average	Read 65.3 Write 60.4 Mixed 63 48% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.36 86% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 61%
TOSHIBA MK8026GAX 80GB 19GB free, PID 2506 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.1% Very poor	Read 23.9 Write 23.2 Mixed 22.7 30% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 0.79 4K Mixed 0.23 37% 0.51 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB 16,539 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.7% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.4 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 91%

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Desktop 90%

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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