Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.23% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive78% 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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 07 '21 at 06:22
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 648
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.23% Terrible
Lighting 8.9
Reflection 8.3
Parallax 8.3
7% 8.5 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 0.2
4% 5.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.23%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 126 47 53 33 65 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 446
Write 346
Mixed 310
SusWrite 72
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 39.8
144% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 108
122% 207 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 119 118 120 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 103
Write 94.1
Mixed 61.1
SusWrite 118
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 029E CMK8GX4M1E3200C16 16GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.3% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 15.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 16.6
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 7 60 21.5" 1280 720 HWP331B HP 22es
Typical GA-Z270-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 2,033 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $713
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