Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	226% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 10:40
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 239 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 654 64% 523 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 260 259 259 260 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,328 Write 1,104 Mixed 1007 SusWrite 282 259% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 73.8 270% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 598 483% 685 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 178 174 176 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 148 Mixed 74 SusWrite 174 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 357GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 36 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 37.6 47% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 1x8GB 5,399 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 10.7 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 46%

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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 89%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	664x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	147x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	158x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $782

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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