Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive85.2% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '20 at 13:40
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 158
2-Core 317
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 882
88% 715 Pts
64-Core 878
54% 878 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 144
Parallax 127
109% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 130
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 203 109 84 75 88 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 430
Write 385
Mixed 334
SusWrite 133
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 44.1
157% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 182
156% 229 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 192 192 192 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 195
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 190
106% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.6
163% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.6% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 15.7
54% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 19.8
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 110%

 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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