Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3P-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Gigabyte Z270-HD3P
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3P-CF (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '17 at 08:55
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 463 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 9 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 66 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 57 (F1) Unknown 100 100 986 (F2) Unknown 100 100 368	96.4% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 468 Mixed 399 103% 464 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 34.2 132% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 75.5 74% 122 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 43GB free, PID 10a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 70.6 Write 34.1 Mixed 34.9 53% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.26 56% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 41%
USB Disk 8GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	4.86% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 7.64 Mixed 8.89 13% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.61 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.01 7% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.86% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB 32,519 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.5% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 13.1 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 14.1 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 52%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3P-CF - $120

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	367x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	251x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	141x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	155x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	130x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	98x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	61x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	68x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	45x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	24x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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