Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.9% 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	116% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 17:30
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	99%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 209 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 536 53% 432 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1279 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.2 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.9% Average	Lighting 53.5 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 70.7 44% 63.8 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 53.6 Splatting 55.3 48% 58.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN512HMJP-000L7 512GB 1,631 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 307GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV22L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 367 387 410 369 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 362 SusWrite 384 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.1 179% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 572GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 161 161 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 125 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 160 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 113%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 482GB free Firmware: CV13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 101 101 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 135 Write 129 Mixed 78 SusWrite 102 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 106%
Seagate ST3000VX006-1HH166 3TB 758 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 621GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 137 139 139 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 138 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 101%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 596GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 117 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 119 Write 113 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 117 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 178 181 181 181 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 126 Mixed 85 SusWrite 177 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 1x16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	40.1% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 11.6 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 55%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	103x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	52x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	37x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	25x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	21x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	11x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	12x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	9x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	8x

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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