Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive82.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 26 '18 at 08:29
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 239
88% 154 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 710
70% 570 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Nvidia(10DE 118B) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.72% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 4.35
Parallax 4.25
4% 4.33 fps
MRender 3.95
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.17
4% 4.68 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.72%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$86
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 247 227 257 237 278 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 444
Write 411
Mixed 264
SusWrite 262
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 31.8
113% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 225
195% 289 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
786GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 152 183 183 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 168
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 177
98% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
164GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 189 179 193 190 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 80.6
Mixed 70
SusWrite 188
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
774GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 145 151 152 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 150
Write 147
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 149
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 101%
Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 4TB
863GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 144 142 148 144 149 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 130
Write 118
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 146
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
3GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 1.1 3.2 2.5 3.1 3.2 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
10% Very poor
Read 20.3
Write 2.7
Mixed 2.8
SusWrite 2.5
7% 7.07 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
90% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G Samsung M378A1K43BB2-CPB 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69.3% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 19.5
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 22.4
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $378
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