Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.95% 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.
Boot Drive158% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '18 at 07:43
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 96.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 347
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4933
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 6.91
6% 8.29 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 14.9
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,413
Write 553
Mixed 817
204% 928 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 45.9
180% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 99
127% 226 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 158%
Great: 157%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 31.9
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 32
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%

 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%
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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: $723
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