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Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 43%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	129% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 20 '23 at 17:07
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$37 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	43% Average	Memory 55.8 1-Core 94.2 2-Core 151 57% 100 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 180 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.4% Above average	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 71.2 61% 74.6 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 46.3 Splatting 69.4 51% 61 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD 1,815 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 489GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 700 560 351 470 394 455 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,272 Write 1,228 Mixed 1,072 SusWrite 488 228% 1,015 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 40.3 121% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 278 190% 239 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 301%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 11.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 141 28% 141 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 90%

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

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Typical GA-Z270-Gaming K3 Builds (Compare 2,110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 - $206

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $130Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	745x
Core i5-7600KIntel $147Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	474x
Core i7-7700Intel $120Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	307x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	299x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	190x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	88x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	103x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	44x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $756

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