Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive111% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 22 '18 at 03:28
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 284
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 792
82% 658 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 157
Parallax 138
116% 145 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 165
Splatting 117
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 397
Mixed 413
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 36.5
177% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 123
142% 244 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3000-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.5% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 20.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.7
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 101%

 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 2,020 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: $722
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