Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive133% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 01:46
Run Duration397 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 257
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 682
74% 588 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 84%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 479 477 478 479 479 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 480
Mixed 429
SusWrite 477
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 65.2
217% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 355
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
785GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 480 478 479 480 480 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 0.2
Mixed 370
SusWrite 478
75% 339 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 49.6
149% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 170
144% 212 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 107%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
72.1% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 20.8
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 20.7
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Builds (Compare 1,099 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 K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $790
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HDDRAMUSB
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