Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJul 25 '17 at 21:10
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 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 i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 541
73% 543 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1448) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 144
Parallax 125
107% 133 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 487
Write 274
Mixed 270
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 13.1
90% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 30.1
73% 156 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
473GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 155
Write 158
Mixed 119
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.3
104% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2133C13K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
71.8% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.5
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 23.4
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 80%

 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 1,860 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-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $949
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HDDRAMUSB
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