Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics11.2% 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 Drive105% 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.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 29 '17 at 20:52
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 515
68% 510 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Asus(1043 0344) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Lighting 15
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 13
12% 13.1 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 12.7
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 402
Mixed 416
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 27.6
158% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 18.1
95% 218 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 105%
Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 128
Write 193
Mixed 158
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 5.28
4K Mixed 0.8
218% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.9% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Builds (Compare 1,100 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $782
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HDDRAMUSB
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