Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 22:51
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 234
89% 155 Pts
4-Core 577
8-Core 577
77% 577 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 200
Parallax 191
145% 190 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 174
Splatting 123
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 386
Mixed 414
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 40.8
143% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 115
142% 252 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
99GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 102
Mixed 98
75% 99 MB/s
4K Read 1.24
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.27
126% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 Builds (Compare 168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $767
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