Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.8% 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 Drive	200% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 203 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 625 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.8% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 104 Parallax 104 87% 105 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 93.9 Splatting 76 78% 98.7 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 652 653 652 652 650 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1651 Write 1,249 Mixed 794 SusWrite 675 243% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 56.1 187% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 860 DQ Write 698 DQ Mixed 762 575% 773 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 259%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 82 82 82 78 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 127 Write 106 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 82.4 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 26.6 111% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 73.2 DQ Mixed 98.3 73% 98 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4TB free Firmware: CC3H SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 94 93 93 96 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 98 Write 104 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 93.9 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 465GB free Firmware: GR2OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 35 34 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 92.5 Write 29.3 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 34.5 33% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1A1 1x16GB 409 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.2% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.9 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 43%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	985x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	326x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	255x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	242x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	212x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	40x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $949

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 $179	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