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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	84% 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	11.7 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 20:14
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$235 712,312 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)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 848 88% 708 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 149 108 108 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 482 Write 150 Mixed 205 SusWrite 128 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.6 156% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 147 124% 183 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 13GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 158 103 136 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 93.3 Write 92.2 Mixed 67 SusWrite 137 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 5GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 65.5 71% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 112%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 250GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 97 98 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 120 Write 106 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 96.6 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.1% 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	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 13.1 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 104%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 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 $81Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $751

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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