PC Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
SystemPC Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
MotherboardGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF
Memory4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 16:53
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 below expectations (38th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 141
2-Core 263
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 692
67% 552 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.5% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 142
Parallax 122
103% 130 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 126
Splatting 106
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,984
Write 1,228
Mixed 1,026
311% 1,413 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 77.8
264% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,398
DQ Write 1,217
DQ Mixed 1107
885% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
378GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 125 126 125 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 154
Write 126
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 124
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 110%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
592GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 92 93 97 104 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 83.7
Write 106
Mixed 103
SusWrite 89.4
71% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.3
138% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2666C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.6% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 19.1
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

System: PC Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $892
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