Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics130% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 21 '20 at 15:28
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 162
2-Core 325
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 643
86% 645 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 104%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 200
Parallax 181
146% 187 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 181
Splatting 130
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
713GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 488 489 497 496 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 496
Mixed 445
SusWrite 491
110% 488 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 72.8
248% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 364
274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 144%
Great: 133%
SSD PLUS 480GB
369GB free
Firmware: Z31000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 291 282 280 281 280 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 364
Mixed 306
SusWrite 290
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 42.3
163% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 200
180% 274 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 145 163 169 168 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 169
Mixed 107
SusWrite 161
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB
4GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 9.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
5.63% Terrible
Read 14.7
Write 8.5
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 10.2
12% 9.48 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.63%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 34.6
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 41.5
SC Mixed 31.5
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 106%
Great: 135%

 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 2,031 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: $716
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