Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.3% 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 Drive79% 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 13 '22 at 15:31
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 453
59% 446 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1640 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 112
Parallax 177
94% 135 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 134
Splatting 77.5
81% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 177 82 110 95 64 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 460
Write 440
Mixed 329
SusWrite 133
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 36.8
130% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 135
140% 229 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79%
Great: 88%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109
904GB free
Firmware: SVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 461 457 473 474 474 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 478
Mixed 443
SusWrite 461
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 51.5
172% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 350
266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 118%
Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2.5TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 83 76 58 39 40 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 412
Write 438
Mixed 348
SusWrite 116
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 37.6
139% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 172
160% 245 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 26.6
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 27.3
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 96%

 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 2,027 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $705
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