Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive98% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 10:46
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 267
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 746
72% 594 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 145
Parallax 125
111% 136 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 400 406 404 416 415 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 470
Mixed 298
SusWrite 406
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 36.3
123% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 281
229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98%
Great: 116%
WD Re 2TB-$54
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01D02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 40 42 41 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 115
Write 39.8
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 40.8
45% 60.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 83%
WD Re 2TB-$54
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01D02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 132 133 134 134 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 130
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 133
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBR 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 26.3
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 23.5
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 99%

 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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