Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive159% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateAug 08 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 537
69% 519 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 524 498 436 447 445 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 588
Write 1,408
Mixed 314
SusWrite 489
159% 700 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 62.5
187% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 1,261
DQ Write 830
DQ Mixed 423
483% 838 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 159%
Great: 291%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
576GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 106 108 107 109 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 105
Write 69.2
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 108
64% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2666C15-4GVR 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-2666C15-4GVR 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 32.6
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 29.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 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 2,034 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $721
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