Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 00:23
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 799 78% 642 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2992 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 206 Parallax 206 157% 202 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 195 Splatting 133 124% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 156 117 112 102 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 445 Mixed 371 SusWrite 173 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.3 155% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 200 200 198 198 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 147 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 200 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 3,586 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30.5 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	706x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	450x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	290x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	287x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	182x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	42x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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