Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 23 '19 at 08:20
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 56%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 87.5
2-Core 204
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 361
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
49.8% Average
Lighting 61.1
Reflection 66.4
Parallax 87
50% 71.5 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 54.9
50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 179 177 167 170 203 MB/s
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.3% Average
Read 236
Write 132
Mixed 154
SusWrite 181
39% 176 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 19
74% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 56
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 111
93% 129 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
904GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 131 123 130 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 134
Write 138
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 129
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 76%
USB 3.0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 17.3
Write 21.3
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 29.8
17% 22.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
49% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.2% Good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 18.5
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 88%

 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%
Battleship
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: $722
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