Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 01:03
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 259
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 626
65% 521 Pts
64-Core 559
35% 559 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 97
88% 106 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 99.4
Splatting 99.2
80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 229 220 208 218 216 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB
1.5TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Read 35.7
Write 36.2
Mixed 31.5
SusWrite 14.3
39% 29.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 103%
WD My Passport 1TB
755GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 14 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 35.3
Write 40.3
Mixed 27.3
SusWrite 14.6
39% 29.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 45%
WD My Book 1230 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 36
Write 36
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 14.2
38% 29.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 20.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 20.4
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 115%

 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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