Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 Drive307% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z270-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '18 at 07:07
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 235
89% 155 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 812
79% 647 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 185
Parallax 169
140% 175 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 170
Splatting 119
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1535 1627 1644 1647 1602 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
307% Outstanding
Read 2,024
Write 1,471
Mixed 615
SusWrite 1,602
319% 1,428 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 66
234% 86.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,313
DQ Write 1,202
DQ Mixed 1,065
852% 1,193 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 307%
Great: 306%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
310GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 176 183 182 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 178
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 181
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 25.9
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z270-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 960 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $441
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