Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.1% 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 Drive78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161101
Uptime8 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 15:16
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 499
64% 484 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35.1% Below average
Lighting 39.7
Reflection 45.8
Parallax 37.1
32% 40.9 fps
MRender 56.6
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 51.7
40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 143 145 144 138 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 477
Write 192
Mixed 302
SusWrite 148
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 33.3
132% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 157
132% 198 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 139 138 137 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 142
Write 139
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 137
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 107%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
282GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 79 79 79 80 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 73.5
Write 73
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 78.1
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.3% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 75%

 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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