Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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 Drive	343% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '21 at 10:57
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 831 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 829 51% 829 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 157 Parallax 174 132% 164 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 138 Splatting 120 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 1826 1809 1696 1693 1692 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,095 Write 1,874 Mixed 1,248 SusWrite 1,535 379% 1,688 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 257 4K Mixed 80 319% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,467 DQ Write 1603 DQ Mixed 1607 1,189% 1,559 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 393%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 857GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1916 1930 1910 1911 1443 1350 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	399% Outstanding	Read 2,121 Write 1,964 Mixed 1666 SusWrite 1,743 421% 1,873 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 268 4K Mixed 116 383% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 2,111 DQ Write 1,862 DQ Mixed 1,930 1,462% 1,968 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 399% Great: 431%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 464GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1649 977 595 594 594 592 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,695 Write 1,644 Mixed 758 SusWrite 834 275% 1,233 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 51.3 258% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 1,448 DQ Mixed 902 782% 1144 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 254%
Samsung SSD 256GB 675 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 186GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 464 454 445 446 446 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 461 Mixed 369 SusWrite 403 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 46.2 179% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 127%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 726GB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 173 173 171 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 167 Mixed 104 SusWrite 171 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 29.6 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 43.8 91% 43.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 129%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	708x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	451x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	291x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	287x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	183x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	53x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	42x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $711

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16