Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.2% 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 Drive	92.6% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 07:22
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 832 83% 677 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C97) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.3 Reflection 27 Parallax 32.9 30% 32.1 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 34.3 Splatting 33.5 28% 35 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 144 49 42 52 39 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 579 Write 304 Mixed 376 SusWrite 94.4 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 47.2 174% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 173 145% 204 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 107%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 178GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 61 59 70 62 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 67.1 Write 64.6 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 62.6 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 256GB free Firmware: MK7OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 102 106 106 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 107 Write 111 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 105 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 83%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 227GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 68 70 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 66 Write 64.6 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 69.4 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 6GB free Firmware: CC49 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 168 Write 118 Mixed 88.2 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 90GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 95 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 90.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 92.9 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 167% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	78% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 21.7 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 88%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	708x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	451x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	291x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	287x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	183x

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	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	42x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $722

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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