Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive123% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170104
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 29 '19 at 04:09
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 278
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 769
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 153
Parallax 132
121% 144 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 145
Splatting 114
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
T-force 1TB 1TB
734GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 451 431 421 425 426 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 457
Mixed 385
SusWrite 430
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 63.2
194% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 127
159% 282 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 123%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
341GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 133 133 133 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 102
Write 88.5
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 132
72% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB
14GB free, PID 5406
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Read 26.5
Write 2
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 5.6
9% 9.57 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
30% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.5% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.6
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 862 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 5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $994
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