Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.9% 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 Drive244% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 08 '18 at 12:20
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 220
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 672
66% 541 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 5.37
Reflection 74.9
Parallax 71.8
4% 50.7 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 74.5
50% 58.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,593
Write 1,183
Mixed 1,365
376% 1,714 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 26.7
189% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 26
99% 219 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 244%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
565GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 157
Mixed 135
116% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.28
106% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
39.5% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 11.5
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 12.7
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 44%

 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $711
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