Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 19:05
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 85.1
1-Core 143
2-Core 278
92% 169 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 761
78% 631 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2404 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 148
Parallax 126
106% 135 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 116
98% 120 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 502
Write 479
Mixed 381
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 58.3
205% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 362
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB
31GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 75 76 75 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 421
Write 78.5
Mixed 120
SusWrite 75
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 39
142% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 78.3
DQ Mixed 90.6
68% 91.8 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
780GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 153 149 153 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 150
Write 114
Mixed 85
SusWrite 153
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.8% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 9.6
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 10.9
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 43%

 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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