Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive119% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '18 at 08:52
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 300
89% 166 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 791
83% 665 Pts
64-Core 826
51% 826 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 154
Parallax 143
119% 148 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 139
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 457 453 428 428 416 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 436
Mixed 352
SusWrite 436
95% 420 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 55.9
185% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 338
261% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HUS726020ALE614 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: APGNW907
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 196 198 202 203 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 178
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 201
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.8
210% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 115%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 140 139 140 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 146
Write 136
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 140
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2800 C16 Series 8502 286 Series 16GB
2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 28.3
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 29
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 93%

 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 864 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $744
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