Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive118% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '17 at 05:28
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 198
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 398
53% 398 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.8.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Lighting 66.5
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 82.3
54% 71.7 fps
MRender 68.2
Gravity 63.6
Splatting 55.2
50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 1,326
Write 295
Mixed 484
152% 702 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 17.4
137% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 36.9
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 149
121% 163 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 118%
Great: 147%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
27GB free
Firmware: P0801C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 500
Write 200
Mixed 263
70% 321 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 17.7
83% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 12.8
52% 112 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
59GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 153
Mixed 150
117% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.23
80% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 32GB
22GB free, PID 557d
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
14% Very poor
Read 37.9
Write 9.94
Mixed 17.6
23% 21.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.36
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 1.03
110% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 14%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.8
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 43%

 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 1,101 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: 68% - Good Total price: $775
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