Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161101
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 12:37
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 745 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.3% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 60.2 56% 66 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 68.3 55% 66.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 438 418 302 325 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 496 Mixed 353 SusWrite 365 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 34.1 145% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 184 184% 295 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 195 196 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 201 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 196 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 27.8 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.7 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 97%

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

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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 $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	718x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	458x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	207x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	296x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	293x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	184x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	42x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $879

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16