Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics182% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161101
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 28 '20 at 19:26
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ISL-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 527
61% 476 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
182% Outstanding
Lighting 259
Reflection 241
Parallax 269
211% 257 fps
MRender 311
Gravity 226
Splatting 167
184% 234 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 182%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 96 97 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 464
Write 96
Mixed 140
SusWrite 95.3
43% 199 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 31.3
116% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 95.2
DQ Mixed 106
93% 141 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 92%
PH6-CE960 960GB
268GB free
Firmware: F/W:1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 426 428 421 427 425 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 220
Write 24
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 424
40% 177 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 10.9
54% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 29.8
DQ Write 47.3
DQ Mixed 53.1
36% 43.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 100%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 193 191 194 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 184
Mixed 26
SusWrite 192
104% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.9% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 11
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 8.5
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 47%

 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 2,034 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $721
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