Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive321% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '19 at 05:22
Run Duration246 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 270
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 501
66% 498 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 157
Parallax 133
116% 144 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 138
Splatting 115
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1513 1163 774 781 779 801 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,496
Write 2,098
Mixed 1,773
SusWrite 968
410% 1,834 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 94
314% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,687
DQ Write 1,192
DQ Mixed 1,339
1,027% 1,406 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 321%
Great: 355%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
29GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 128 135 175 176 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 491
Mixed 375
SusWrite 211
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 42.6
160% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 203
190% 292 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 97%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: GGB8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 131 132 132 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 131
Write 124
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 131
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 74%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB
877GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 135 133 136 137 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 90.8
Write 136
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 130
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.8
225% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 63%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
394GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 108 109 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 172
Write 164
Mixed 106
SusWrite 108
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
100GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 93 102 98 101 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 101
Write 96.7
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 98.3
64% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 31.5
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 41.6
SC Mixed 29.3
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Builds (Compare 1,104 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 K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $570
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