Gigabyte GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z270X-DESIGNARE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 20:45
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 267 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 716 74% 595 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6262) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 68.5 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 51.7 56% 61.7 fps	Gravity 67.8 Splatting 69.9 61% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,821 Write 1052 Mixed 624 255% 1,165 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 40.5 205% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,033 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 635 580% 886 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 122GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 112 111 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 58.5 Write 122 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 112 59% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 399% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 128GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 202 202 204 203 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 186 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 203 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 3,287 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 20 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 110%

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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 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	96x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	29x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	26x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	25x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	12x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	5x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	5x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16