Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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 Drive	119% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '18 at 06:00
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 772 79% 637 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 190 Parallax 185 138% 181 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 172 Splatting 125 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 194 82 72 67 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 2,150 Write 242 Mixed 395 SusWrite 119 155% 727 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 4.5 96% 22 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 292GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 454 471 474 475 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 396 SusWrite 464 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.6 229% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 3TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 26GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 163 166 165 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 131 Write 70.8 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 164 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 152 153 152 150 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 61.8 Write 111 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 150 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 202% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 17GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 192 193 192 171 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 90.8 Write 132 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 182 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.8 245% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 39GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 92 Mixed 64 SusWrite 103 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 70%
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29 12,279 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 245GB free Firmware: 0004LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 112 112 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 58 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 111 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 64%
Generic Flash Disk 2GB 353 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 7788 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Read 10.8 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 2.9 5% 4.75 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.3% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9.9 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 12.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	666x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	147x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	159x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16