Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 11:07
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 259 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 671 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2327 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Lighting 78.8 Reflection 82.6 Parallax 71.6 64% 77.7 fps	MRender 84.9 Gravity 75 Splatting 76 64% 78.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 49 52 52 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 164GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 134 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 140 Write 133 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 133 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23 13,176 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 43GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 36 36 36 35 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 59 Write 57.2 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 35.5 36% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GVK 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-16GVK 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 48GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 22.1 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	710x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	452x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	206x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	293x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	288x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	183x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	53x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	42x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $716

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16