Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '17 at 01:55
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 81.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 266 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 618 65% 522 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4992) CLim: 1623 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 117 Parallax 108 90% 112 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 104 Splatting 89.9 79% 97.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 190GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 308 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 63 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 19 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 49 219044249636 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 414599437 (F7) Unknown 100 100 13014826 (F8) Unknown 100 100 5043242 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1263 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	81.7% Excellent	Read 475 Write 328 Mixed 338 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 24.1 108% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 40 82% 166 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 95%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110 2,093 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6170 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1050 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 77 77 714 (AE) Unknown 99 99 209 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 397 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 48 33 52 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 91488 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29154 (F2) Unknown 99 99 6982	109% Outstanding	Read 1,051 Write 186 Mixed 288 109% 508 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 30.4 135% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 596 DQ Write 98 DQ Mixed 94.4 134% 263 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 188%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 904GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 63 155734882 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 196 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 422707 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 531 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 113 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 57 522059807 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 197 (C2) HDA temperature 31 11 47244640287 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 5 4 155734882 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 72430328480202 (F1) Unknown 100 253 198884968 (F2) Unknown 100 253 201635515	97% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 176 Mixed 131 117% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.28 102% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 450GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 147765368 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1506 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4358163450 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8109 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1076 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 51 555679777 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 203 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 55 55 90077 (C2) HDA temperature 33 49 38654705697 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -111162343551069 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30156878297 (F2) Unknown 100 253 487853017493	88.3% Excellent	Read 177 Write 131 Mixed 114 105% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.19 68% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	36.6% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 11 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 7.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 80%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	984x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	326x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	255x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	242x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	211x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	40x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $950

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16