Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.9% 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 Drive73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '18 at 22:00
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 75.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
87% 162 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 503
71% 523 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Lighting 41.5
Reflection 32
Parallax 38.4
34% 37.3 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 37.1
31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1021A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 511
Write 218
Mixed 208
68% 312 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 26.6
122% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 34.9
35% 59.5 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
103GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 162
Mixed 157
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.35
4K Write 2.87
4K Mixed 0.37
150% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.1% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 12
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 61%

 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: $723
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HDDRAMUSB
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