Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161031
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 30 '20 at 09:08
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 240
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 704
72% 582 Pts
64-Core 720
44% 720 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.9% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 171
Parallax 106
93% 130 fps
MRender 83.9
Gravity 114
Splatting 99
81% 98.9 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 108 109 108 99 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 435
Mixed 385
SusWrite 138
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 57.6
198% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 105%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 146 147 147 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 142
Write 146
Mixed 84
SusWrite 148
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.3% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 19.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 88%

 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 1,852 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-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $958
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