Gigabyte GA-Z270X-UD3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58% 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 Drive	109% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

System	Gigabyte Z270X-UD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-UD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 00:59
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 778 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1654 MHz, MLim: 1884 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 69 58% 72.8 fps	MRender 81.3 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 66.1 58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 490 474 443 331 289 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 449 Mixed 425 SusWrite 404 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.6 160% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 202 203 203 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 238 Mixed 120 SusWrite 203 140% 191 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 402% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x4GB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 24.7 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 27.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 90%

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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 72%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 62%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-UD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	179x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	71x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	53x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	47x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	46x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	21x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	19x
HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GBKingstonBench 82%, 9,100 samples	18x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16