Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 10:24
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 278
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 794
86% 680 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 207
Parallax 170
154% 189 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 181
Splatting 125
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
275GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 30 37 48 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 80.5
Write 68.7
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 38.3
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/16G 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 24GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.1% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 23.7
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 76%

 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 2,025 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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