Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	19.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 01:32
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$170 195,006 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)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 500 69% 510 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Lighting 77.4 Reflection 78 Parallax 67.9 63% 74.4 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 73.1 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 282 277 279 287 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 458 Mixed 352 SusWrite 286 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.5 203% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 435 454 436 443 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 411 Mixed 393 SusWrite 422 93% 410 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 61.4 203% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 68GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 142 141 142 142 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 456 Mixed 351 SusWrite 163 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 48.8 176% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 180 184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$65 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 883GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 136 136 138 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 132 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 137 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 477GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 175 176 175 178 177 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	54% Above average	Read 95 Write 62.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 172 133% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 55% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$45 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 80%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $243Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	718x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	459x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	207x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	297x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	293x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	184x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	86x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	42x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $872

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16