Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '18 at 13:46
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 647
67% 541 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 154
Parallax 144
117% 147 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 138
Splatting 108
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40
230GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 514
Write 384
Mixed 466
101% 455 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 2.17
94% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 3.88
67% 156 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41320RL
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 483
Write 233
Mixed 252
71% 323 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 7.96
66% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 31.3
DQ Mixed 7.28
11% 20.7 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
35GB free
Firmware: CC43
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 159
Mixed 147
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.26
87% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 28.8
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 32
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 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 859 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: $1,050
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