Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	156% 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	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '20 at 13:37
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 138 2-Core 254 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 566 63% 496 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 224 Parallax 244 175% 227 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 215 Splatting 139 160% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 447 455 470 471 470 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 474 Mixed 394 SusWrite 455 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 50.5 169% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 628GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1902 1910 1910 1914 1254 1118 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,301 Write 1,876 Mixed 193 SusWrite 1,668 336% 1,509 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.8 226% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,248 DQ Write 1,209 DQ Mixed 560 604% 1006 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 372%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 466GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1235 1228 609 611 610 610 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,884 Write 1,723 Mixed 745 SusWrite 817 288% 1,292 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.6 178% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 1,255 DQ Mixed 1,012 808% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 154 160 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 79.7 Write 131 Mixed 76 SusWrite 156 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 256% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 871GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 210 207 210 208 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 168 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 209 108% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 17,500 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 26.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 26.9 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 122%

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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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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