Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	330% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 09:54
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	LUX-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 781 82% 656 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDCR240GB-ALT 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 139GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 114 133 134 125 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 133 Write 200 Mixed 154 SusWrite 123 35% 153 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 32 134% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 158 126% 175 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 67%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 553GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1948 1516 1516 1518 1513 1927 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 1370 Mixed 1,853 SusWrite 1,656 388% 1,725 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 78.6 278% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,600 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,352 1,023% 1,383 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 347%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 130GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 300 300 302 301 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,454 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,311 SusWrite 477 316% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 87.7 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,216 DQ Mixed 1,010 786% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 280%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 496GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 58 58 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 38 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 56.8 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 65%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 81 83 83 83 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 72 Write 67.2 Mixed 74 SusWrite 80.9 55% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 20.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 122%

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

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	598x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	152x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,050

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16