Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	162% 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	74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '18 at 23:27
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 256 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 692 66% 547 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3710) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 237 Parallax 235 183% 232 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 223 Splatting 151 166% 211 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 198 105 90 87 86 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 475 Write 429 Mixed 326 SusWrite 130 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 32.8 122% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 124 122% 193 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 88%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 148GB free Firmware: P1225C SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 378 373 364 378 373 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 376 Mixed 300 SusWrite 369 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 33.1 118% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 199 169% 243 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 105%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 840GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 471 466 465 478 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 471 Mixed 439 SusWrite 459 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.9 194% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 817GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 43 47 51 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 165 Write 26.3 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 46.7 52% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 92% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 27.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 28.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 107%

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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 $182	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