Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive282% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 13:26
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 263
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 700
71% 573 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 120
Parallax 102
90% 111 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 104
Splatting 106
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
282% Outstanding
Read 2,588
Write 1,743
Mixed 1,878
459% 2,070 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 33.6
208% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 48.1
DQ Write 472
DQ Mixed 241
192% 254 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 282%
Great: 353%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 183
Mixed 173
136% 180 MB/s
4K Read 1.37
4K Write 2.95
4K Mixed 0.29
144% 1.54 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.8% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 862 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,054
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