Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 01:36
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 778 79% 640 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2908 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.1% Very good	Lighting 79.3 Reflection 91.1 Parallax 74 65% 81.5 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 78.9 Splatting 103 81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2381 Write 1,696 Mixed 906 366% 1,661 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 54.7 179% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 264 308% 567 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 82GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,323 Write 1,839 Mixed 1,058 384% 1,740 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 75.8 259% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,585 DQ Write 1316 DQ Mixed 1,278 1,004% 1,393 MB/s
Poor: 162% Great: 354%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 31.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	603x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	154x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	43x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,042

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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