Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive253% 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
SystemGigabyte Z270-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '17 at 05:06
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 297
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 845
85% 692 Pts
64-Core 842
52% 842 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 148
Parallax 126
111% 137 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
180GB free
Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 500
Write 360
Mixed 258
82% 373 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 4.88
81% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 2.49
66% 155 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 86%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,263
Write 1,184
Mixed 1,191
340% 1,546 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 44.8
221% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 468
DQ Mixed 242
267% 455 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 253%
Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
892GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 164
Write 142
Mixed 149
114% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.21
77% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23.7
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 958 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $476
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