Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	139% 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 Drive	91% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170126
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '17 at 09:47
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 268 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 778 76% 625 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 209 Parallax 189 161% 198 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 193 Splatting 135 125% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 23810 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 256 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 86 86 443 (AE) Unknown 100 100 154 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 75 54 197569413145 (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 13 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 86 86 14 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 74376657095 (F7) Unknown 100 100 226828420 (F8) Unknown 100 100 18579079607	91% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 326 Mixed 389 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 21.2 135% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 42.4 89% 178 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 97%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 977GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 72 (03) Spinup time 139 139 38679478716 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 295 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13953 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 575 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 575 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 176094773275 (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 200 200 0	71.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 128 Mixed 142 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.16 56% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 528GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 75 (03) Spinup time 151 151 34384642428 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1740 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 38694 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 350 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2590 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2590 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 163209609243 (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 200 200 0	64.8% Good	Read 107 Write 119 Mixed 112 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G4D30AETA.K8FE 4x4GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 30 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 114%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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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 $184	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) $35	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