Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3P-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z270-HD3P
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-HD3P-CF  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161125
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 06 '17 at 19:43
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 39%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 below expectations (18th percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 184
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 466
47% 383 Pts
64-Core 553
34% 553 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.6% Very good
Lighting 97.8
Reflection 48.3
Parallax 88.4
80% 78.2 fps
MRender 89.2
Gravity 92.6
Splatting 96.9
76% 92.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$60
722GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 133
Write 130
Mixed 120
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.2
102% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 12.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270-HD3P-CF Builds (Compare 1,059 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3P-CF - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $619
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