Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	31.6% 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 Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z270-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 00:45
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Memory 63.8 1-Core 24.7 2-Core 74.7 35% 54.4 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 364 33% 277 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 47.5 Parallax 42.5 38% 45.5 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 0.3 19% 27 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 140 165 142 174 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 206 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 155 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 184%
Memorex USB Flash Drive 16GB 596 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 7722 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 4.2 6.6 6 6 6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 20.7 Write 5.5 SusWrite 5.1 10% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB 15,450 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 23.8 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8.6 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 10R 1G 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
53%	37%	30	103	2	120	23.5"	1920 1080	DELA1BF DELL S2422HG

History: Score 36: 3R 4G 9B | Score 59: 5R 8G 10B | Score 53: 10R 1G 0B

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	327x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	164x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	133x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	108x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	91x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	25x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	36x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $468

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16