Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% 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.
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '17 at 20:15
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 394
53% 397 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 5988) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Lighting 91.6
Reflection 88.6
Parallax 79.5
75% 86.6 fps
MRender 84.1
Gravity 79.7
Splatting 70.9
63% 78.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
111GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 492
Write 276
Mixed 278
77% 348 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 27.4
132% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 63.7
100% 195 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 416
Mixed 412
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 45.4
175% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 117
135% 237 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 34.2
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 1,855 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $950
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