Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.4% 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 Drive230% 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180110
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 17 '18 at 07:04
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 89.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 201
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 388
50% 380 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
MSI(1462 2980) 3GB
CLim: 1376 MHz, MLim: 1672 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
48.4% Average
Lighting 57.4
Reflection 54.5
Parallax 71.7
47% 61.2 fps
MRender 73.6
Gravity 66.3
Splatting 53.4
52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 2,257
Write 1,189
Mixed 1,343
352% 1,596 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 40.2
176% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 140
155% 263 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 230%
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 below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.7% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.7%
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: $986
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