Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	123% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 07:23
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 760 82% 651 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 190 Reflection 212 Parallax 205 154% 202 fps	Gravity 191 Splatting 128 137% 159 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 170 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 2,215 Write 196 Mixed 332 SusWrite 117 152% 715 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.7 101% 22.9 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 254%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 41 42 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 170 Write 40 Mixed 34 SusWrite 42.9 52% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 98%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 44 44 45 45 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 184 Write 44.7 Mixed 57 SusWrite 45 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.5 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.1% 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 $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 $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