Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z270M-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 21:50
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 515 67% 505 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% PNY(196E 1350) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Lighting 79.9 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 72 65% 75.5 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 55.4 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 356 360 249 69 108 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 726 Write 366 Mixed 274 SusWrite 235 88% 400 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 44.7 170% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 461 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 355 281% 392 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 185%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC9F SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 138 136 139 139 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 77.8 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 135 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 46GB free Firmware: MKAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 81 81 82 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 35.5 Write 54.7 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 81.2 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 32GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 100 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 73.2 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 99.5 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 113%
Lexar CF USB_3_0 Read 16GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 8GB free, PID b049 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 31 Write 19.3 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 1.6 17% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 2.7 203% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 48%
Lexar SD USB_3_0 Read 16GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 12GB free, PID b049 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 39 Write 12.7 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 12 23% 20 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.7 234% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial UDIMM DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$21 4,182 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	43.6% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 47%

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Gaming 52%

Yacht

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	195x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	132x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	132x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	89x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	81x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	48x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	15x
WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TBWDCBench 98%, 74,123 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	19x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16