Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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.
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.
SystemGigabyte Z270-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 00:38
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 82.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 252
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 470
66% 488 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Lighting 25.8
Reflection 25.5
Parallax 32.3
21% 27.9 fps
MRender 35
Gravity 31
Splatting 26.7
25% 30.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 300 303 306 305 304 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 431
Mixed 379
SusWrite 318
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.6
210% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 218
178% 248 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
72.1% Very good
MC Read 24
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 24.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 960 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $467
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