Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.3% 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.
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 23 '17 at 01:41
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 464
62% 464 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Lighting 40.6
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 37.7
33% 36.8 fps
MRender 38.9
Gravity 39.4
Splatting 37.5
32% 38.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6.8E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 489
Write 145
Mixed 227
62% 287 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 19.6
102% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 29.7
68% 143 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 92%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 129
Write 167
Mixed 152
113% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 5.44
4K Mixed 0.66
204% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.9% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 103%

 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 1,861 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: $938
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