Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 08 '18 at 14:13
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 492
66% 494 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 78
Parallax 68
65% 75.2 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 73.2
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 185 183 175 177 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 454
Mixed 376
SusWrite 208
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 64.2
206% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
297GB free
Firmware: JA0OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 75 73 73 76 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 83.3
Write 54
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 73.2
42% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 57%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$60
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 140 140 140 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 144
Write 150
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 141
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 25.4
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 95%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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