Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	122% 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 Drive	120% 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 06:26
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 82.8 2-Core 170 61% 107 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 249 27% 212 Pts	64-Core 99.7 6% 99.7 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 196 Parallax 201 133% 187 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 184 Splatting 128 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 436 413 425 259 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 367 SusWrite 360 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 56.6 199% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 337 260% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 38GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 117 105 104 89 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 411 Write 128 Mixed 131 SusWrite 104 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 18.4 118% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 49.5 83% 168 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 922GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 171 171 172 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 175 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 171 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10.4 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 109%

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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	665x
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	158x
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 $95Bench 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