Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '18 at 05:18
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 161 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 708 57% 499 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	4.45% Terrible	Lighting 8.27 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 7.69 7% 9.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.45% Great: 7%
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.16% Terrible	Lighting 4.83 Reflection 4.54 Parallax 4.97 4% 4.78 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 3.93 Splatting 6.22 5% 5.54 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.16% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+931GBHDD 1TB 654 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 661GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.9 Max speed: Unknown Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.2% Average	Read 195 Write 181 Mixed 124 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 1.39 85% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 61.1 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 7.57 33% 71 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 143 Write 112 Mixed 87.6 85% 114 MB/s	4K Read 2.31 4K Write 5.67 4K Mixed 0.51 258% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: 0109 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 174 Mixed 158 131% 174 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.23 88% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 556GB free Firmware: 9401 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 130 Write 98.2 Mixed 116 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 54% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 103%
UFD USB Flash Drive 32GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 26GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 106 Write 64.8 Mixed 64.3 93% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.04 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.56 57% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 859B BLE4G4D32AEEA.K8FE 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 859B BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.1% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	601x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	153x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	43x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,043

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16