Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	86.5% 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.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '20 at 02:49
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 268 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 759 74% 609 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 140 Parallax 120 110% 132 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 134 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB 3,142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 115 105 107 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 480 Write 238 Mixed 319 SusWrite 126 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 46.1 147% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 201 180% 270 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 421GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 167 164 154 168 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 145 Write 153 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 163 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 180GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 135 137 143 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 126 Write 96.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 137 70% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 111%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 410GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 68 65 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 98.5 Mixed 85 SusWrite 69.2 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 60GB free Firmware: A905 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 57 56 56 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 60 Write 47.5 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 56.9 38% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-3200 2x8GB 795 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.8% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.1 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18.1 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 109%

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

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	483x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	113x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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 $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	33x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	23x

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Total price: $960

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