Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	50.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '18 at 13:55
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 535 70% 525 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 114 Parallax 96 85% 105 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 94.2 Splatting 97.6 78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1017 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 541 (64) Unknown 100 100 1585024 (65) Unknown 100 100 162192 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 51 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 98 98 934 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 689 (B7) Unknown 99 99 7 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 100 184684970014 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 1 (E7) Temperature 98 98 2 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2741 (EA) Unknown 100 100 867 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2202 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2314 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 1	50.9% Above average	Read 456 Write 189 Mixed 207 62% 284 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 8.02 62% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.1 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 6.24 25% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 82%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 636GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896764085 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1513 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1020 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 622 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2641 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2641 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 188979871776 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	99.5% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 169 Mixed 154 125% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.17 95% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 250GB-$59 3,786 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 142GB free Firmware: V44OA96A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 116 116 25789661481 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8856 (05) Reallocated sector count 1 1 1899 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10783 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 7392 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 10813 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 10813 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 231929217059 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1979 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0	28.5% Poor	Read 50.8 Write 48.5 Mixed 38.9 34% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 0.52 4K Mixed 0.23 58% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.4% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 13.6 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 80%

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 - $206

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	708x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	451x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	291x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	287x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	183x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	42x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $711

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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