Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
ProcessorWith 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics119% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170113
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateOct 04 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 72.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 262
84% 157 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 622
68% 535 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 157
Parallax 169
132% 163 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 134
Splatting 98.9
107% 136 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 119%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,712
Write 1,344
Mixed 626
270% 1,227 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 54.3
206% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1160
DQ Write 995
DQ Mixed 860
704% 1,005 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
158GB free
Firmware: MN6OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 105
Write 116
Mixed 72.6
SusWrite 82.7
69% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 85%
SanDisk Cruzer 127GB
28GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 12 13 12 0.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 36.2
Write 12.7
Mixed 20.4
SusWrite 10.1
23% 19.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.6
88% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 19.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 13
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 95.1
42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 1,856 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $949
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