Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.34% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive194% 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170329
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 22 '17 at 00:59
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 476
64% 476 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4590
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.34% Terrible
Lighting 7.83
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.12
6% 8.83 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 15.9
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.34%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PLEXTOR PX-512M8 512GB
447GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,727
Write 1,188
Mixed 1,288
311% 1,401 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 40.7
155% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 43.3
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 111
80% 100 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 194%
Great: 248%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39
353GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 119
Write 124
Mixed 116
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.14
68% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.4% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 18.6
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 859 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,050
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