Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive248% 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
SystemGigabyte Z270-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '17 at 19:02
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 299
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 826
84% 679 Pts
64-Core 830
51% 830 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 143
Parallax 125
106% 133 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 129
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
180GB free
Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 509
Write 402
Mixed 282
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 6.01
109% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 1.22
57% 134 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 86%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,047
Write 1,176
Mixed 1,189
324% 1,471 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 47.3
233% 87.5 MB/s
DQ Read 650
DQ Write 474
DQ Mixed 243
268% 456 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 248%
Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
897GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 138
Write 141
Mixed 153
109% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.21
86% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 107%
USB DISK 3.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 1400
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29% Poor
Read 132
Write 29.6
Mixed 36.4
64% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.11
58% 4.91 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 29%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 26.7
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 29.2
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $441
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