Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration327 Seconds
Run User CRI-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 287
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 789
81% 652 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 150
Parallax 127
110% 137 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 130
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 463
Write 177
Mixed 223
63% 288 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 9.73
60% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 27.8
69% 149 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56%
Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
194GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 104
Write 117
Mixed 110
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.21
81% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 108%
Kingston DT microDuo 16GB
6GB free, PID 16a1
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
5.77% Terrible
Read 27.5
Write 4.25
Mixed 6.64
12% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 3.57
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.004
14% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.77%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 29.3
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 30.5
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 114%

 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: 68% - Good Total price: $786
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