Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 Drive119% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 19 '17 at 12:02
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 776
82% 655 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 3712) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 164
Parallax 141
129% 154 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 154
Splatting 117
106% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 117%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
335GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 404
Mixed 418
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.9
205% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 136
152% 258 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 403
Mixed 406
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 51.6
195% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 119
142% 249 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 172
Mixed 165
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.22
82% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
368GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 106
Write 132
Mixed 118
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.23
105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 100%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 750GB
616GB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Read 95.9
Write 82.1
Mixed 59.5
97% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 0.31
4K Mixed 0.2
19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
78.5% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 21.8
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 24.7
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 90%

 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: 69% - Good Total price: $781
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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