Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive184% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '22 at 20:31
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 264
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 520
70% 523 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 1045 1009 1025 266 264 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 997
Write 1,094
Mixed 724
SusWrite 751
201% 892 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 54.8
205% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 596
505% 737 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 184%
Great: 210%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB
16GB free
Firmware: DXM01D0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 456
Write 371
Mixed 282
82% 370 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 33.6
143% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 131
156% 273 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 99%
Seagate ST9500325ASG 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: 0009APM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 73.4
Write 70.8
Mixed 39.9
SusWrite 76
48% 65 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 44.9
MC Mixed 32.2
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 45.6
SC Mixed 31.6
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 110%
Great: 128%

 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 2,017 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: $731
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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