Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics44.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '20 at 02:46
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 497
67% 499 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.4% Average
Lighting 51.6
Reflection 67.9
Parallax 67
42% 62.2 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 52.3
Splatting 58.3
49% 59.9 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 447 425 421 411 411 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 451
Mixed 340
SusWrite 424
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 43.1
163% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 328
256% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 111%
Great: 119%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
44GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,778
Write 1,305
Mixed 968
298% 1,350 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 68.6
261% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,002
DQ Write 1,478
DQ Mixed 1,159
899% 1,213 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3066 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.9% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $960
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HDDRAMUSB
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