Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	86.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '19 at 19:39
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$247 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 297 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 836 85% 686 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 149 150 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 505 Write 150 Mixed 202 SusWrite 149 55% 251 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40.5 156% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 149 125% 185 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 93.5 Write 89.2 Mixed 55.2 59% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$54 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 10GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 122 116 118 115 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 95 Write 107 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 114 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 112%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 257GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 46 86 84 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 114 Write 50.2 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 62.8 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 18.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 - $192

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	494x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	113x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	124x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	33x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	23x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $776

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16