Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics128% 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 Drive198% 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
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '17 at 17:23
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 800
85% 680 Pts
64-Core 799
50% 799 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 210
Parallax 172
144% 186 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 175
Splatting 129
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
419GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 473
Write 261
Mixed 272
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 13.6
102% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 31.8
DQ Write 55.6
DQ Mixed 12.2
18% 33.2 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 123%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
187GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 476
Write 262
Mixed 166
66% 302 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 40.7
4K Mixed 7.21
64% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.2
DQ Write 31.5
DQ Mixed 7.05
11% 20.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 88%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,998
Write 1,006
Mixed 1,069
298% 1,357 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 21.1
184% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 48.7
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 208
130% 140 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 198%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
420GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 116
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.51
118% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$82
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 32.1
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 44.6
SC Mixed 34.2
98% 34.2 GB/s
Latency 46.7
86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 112%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $938
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