Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 23:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 57%

 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-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 842
73% 623 Pts
64-Core 826
51% 826 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 128GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2317002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 171 165 163 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 429
Write 156
Mixed 179
SusWrite 169
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 12.3
108% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 76.6
84% 139 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 69%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 199 195 197 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 156
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 197
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$379
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
93% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 25.9
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 29.3
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $782
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