Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.21% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161101
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateMay 27 '20 at 17:57
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User LUX-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 506
68% 510 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
XFX(1682 3248) 2GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 667 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
7.21% Terrible
Lighting 9.1
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 14.1
7% 11.3 fps
MRender 6.14
Gravity 9.5
Splatting 8.91
7% 8.19 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.21%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 339
Write 212
Mixed 249
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 25.7
94% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 176
134% 178 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 53%

 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 2,023 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $711
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