Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	313% 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	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.

System	Gigabyte Z270-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170113
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '20 at 00:04
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 743 80% 638 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2953 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 192 Parallax 188 140% 184 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 174 Splatting 123 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 387GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1307 1627 1653 1616 1657 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,386 Write 1,862 Mixed 942 SusWrite 1,500 373% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 70.1 244% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,186 DQ Write 1,080 DQ Mixed 1,037 804% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 174GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 296 297 297 297 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 493 Mixed 417 SusWrite 317 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.7 218% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 500GB 402GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 402 489 493 493 311 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 457 SusWrite 424 351% 473 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63.1 11,196% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 3,329% 365 MB/s

WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 75 77 76 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 182 Write 91.7 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 90.8 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 27.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 31.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 110%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	329x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	166x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	134x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	109x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	93x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x
MX500 1TBCrucial $81Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	25x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	36x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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