Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 12 '19 at 01:34
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 57%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 208
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 715
63% 535 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 3745) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.4% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 120
Parallax 99.8
96% 112 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 130
Splatting 104
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 162 221 290 258 246 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 972
Write 267
Mixed 282
SusWrite 246
96% 441 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 40.4
154% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 512
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 472
339% 440 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 120%
Great: 185%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
187GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 88 75 56 95 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 143
Write 138
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 85.2
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
397GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 142 101 154 77 65 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 193
Write 139
Mixed 84
SusWrite 112
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 15.5
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K7 Builds (Compare 345 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $793
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