Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics83.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime3 Days
Run DateApr 01 '20 at 20:49
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 82%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67.1% Good
Memory 76.8
1-Core 88.3
2-Core 160
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 516
50% 413 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3723) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.4% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 108
Parallax 93.3
86% 102 fps
MRender 94.7
Gravity 95.4
Splatting 97
78% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 22 30 26 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
267GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 156 156 156 159 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 148
Write 151
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 155
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87%
Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB
220GB free, PID a202
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 98.5
Write 100
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 92.9
108% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 44%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB
407GB free, PID 2120
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 40 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Read 39
Write 39.5
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 39.1
50% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
72.6% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 24.5
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 16.7
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 86.7
46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $378
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