Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.9% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	14 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	Dec 07 '18 at 18:31
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 585 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 3000) 3GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.12.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Lighting 56.1 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 70.8 46% 54.8 fps	MRender 34.7 Gravity 54.8 Splatting 46.5 37% 45.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS120G32TND-N1A2A 120GB 1,141 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 184 126 126 126 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 408 Mixed 397 SusWrite 156 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 50.7 182% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 342 252% 332 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 104GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 328 285 286 286 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,530 Write 1,475 Mixed 1,050 SusWrite 459 304% 1,378 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 93.9 325% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 1,506 DQ Mixed 1,012 832% 1,167 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 280%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 902GB free Firmware: 0004SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 63 64 63 62 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 67.2 Write 65.7 Mixed 36 SusWrite 62 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 43%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 185GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 62 62 63 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 70.3 Write 68.8 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 58.9 45% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 23.8 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	666x
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	159x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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