Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 19:55
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 243 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 573 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 128 Reflection 104 Parallax 112 104% 114 fps	Gravity 112 Splatting 93.1 89% 102 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,184 Write 1,452 Mixed 921 334% 1519 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 74.9 256% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 953 723% 969 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 51GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,777 Write 1,403 Mixed 651 282% 1,277 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 41 165% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1117 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 810 658% 938 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 159GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 313 294 295 296 294 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 310 Write 335 Mixed 316 SusWrite 302 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 32.6 111% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 218 155% 200 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 250GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 417 356 79 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 430 Write 401 Mixed 337 SusWrite 236 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 40.3 136% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 79 74 77 79 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 14 Write 56.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 76 31% 42.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.3 68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 114%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 98 102 103 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 92 Write 92.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 102 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 408GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 104 104 102 106 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 61.8 Write 91 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 102 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 188% 2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 798GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 157 153 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 99.7 Write 138 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 155 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 220% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 16 20 20 27 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 108 Write 142 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 22.1 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 235% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 92%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 139GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 83 85 83 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 128 Write 96.3 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 85.4 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW8GX4M1D3000C16 4x8GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	65% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21.7 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 12.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 105%

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Gaming 108%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	83x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	13x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	9x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	6x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	5x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 2,149 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 82%, 3,198 samples	3x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 96%, 2,357 samples	3x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $854

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