Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% 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.
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '20 at 12:08
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 46%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 251
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 734
72% 590 Pts
64-Core 770
48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Lighting 71.1
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 62.2
58% 69.2 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 69.3
Splatting 71.9
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 464 472 470 467 455 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 473
Mixed 385
SusWrite 468
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 55.3
192% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
58GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 27 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 79
Write 25.5
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 26
28% 38.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FDD1 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.4% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 13.5
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 94%

 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 2,017 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $731
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