Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.56% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive350% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171130
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 08 '18 at 03:52
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 275
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 739
73% 599 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.56% Terrible
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 7.44
6% 8.85 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.56%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1974 1866 1838 1832 2073 1893 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
350% Outstanding
Read 2,689
Write 2,267
Mixed 1,231
SusWrite 1,913
453% 2,025 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 70
240% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,243
DQ Write 1,064
DQ Mixed 1,096
837% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 350%
Great: 332%
Toshiba MK5059GSXP 500GB-$50
466GB free
Firmware: GN003J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 77 77 76 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 71.7
Write 76.2
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 76.2
44% 60.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.7% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 16.8
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 21.4
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 Builds (Compare 168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $767
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