Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	232% 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 (36%). 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	4.4 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 19 '18 at 22:19
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 219 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 706 66% 548 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 70.5 59% 72.9 fps	MRender 79.1 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 66.7 58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$106 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 278 279 265 266 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2302 Write 1,101 Mixed 1,025 SusWrite 278 259% 1,177 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 91.3 298% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 535 DQ Mixed 161 258% 502 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 857GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 181 187 182 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 118 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 183 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 357GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 131 Write 131 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 95.9 142% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.4% 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)	39.2% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 10.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 11.8 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 46%

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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	669x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	147x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	170x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	160x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $574

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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