Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.3% 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	197% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '24 at 11:43
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 576 62% 493 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Lighting 44.6 Reflection 40.9 Parallax 38.5 36% 41.3 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 26.2 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 521GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 1518 1590 317 153 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,120 Write 1,236 Mixed 1079 SusWrite 824 240% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 68.1 221% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 863 DQ Write 590 DQ Mixed 736 547% 730 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 365%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 141 145 145 147 146 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 167 Write 156 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 142 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 159GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 165 167 167 166 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 172 Mixed 104 SusWrite 165 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 101%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$215 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.H0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 123 130 125 126 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 137 Write 147 Mixed 72 SusWrite 124 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.1% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	66	53	60	24.1"	1920 1009	ACI23C2 ASUS MX239

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	709x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	451x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	292x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	287x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	183x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	53x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	42x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $711

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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