Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive212% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180110
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 11:27
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 405
54% 404 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
MSI(1462 2980) 3GB
CLim: 1336 MHz, MLim: 1562 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
47% Average
Lighting 56.6
Reflection 50.9
Parallax 66.3
46% 57.9 fps
MRender 68.2
Gravity 65.1
Splatting 49.7
49% 61 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 2,139
Write 1,146
Mixed 1,318
338% 1,534 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 24.7
147% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 23.4
93% 205 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 212%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
77.8% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 23.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 23
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 862 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 5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $985
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