Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive40.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 09 '20 at 16:55
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 256
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 623
68% 537 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 122
Parallax 135
106% 129 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 124
Splatting 87.9
99% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX850 128GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0518BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 53 36 45 35 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 488
Write 70.7
Mixed 16.5
SusWrite 44.9
33% 155 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 17.5
57% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 116%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
14GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 107 95 98 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 120
Write 123
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 105
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 101%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
2TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 121 128 107 127 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
60% Above average
Read 88.2
Write 123
Mixed 93.5
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.6
362% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 60%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.5% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 19.4
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.5
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 102%

 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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