Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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 Drive	216% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 00:11
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$230 712,312 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 (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 268 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 687 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.95% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 9.3 Parallax 8.8 6% 8.5 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 11.9 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.95% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 164 Parallax 166 138% 166 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 152 Splatting 128 123% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 331 331 329 329 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,825 Write 1,433 Mixed 627 SusWrite 368 235% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 56.8 223% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,174 DQ Write 1,200 DQ Mixed 698 659% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 118GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 194 203 212 211 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 385 Write 222 Mixed 284 SusWrite 202 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 41.1 159% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 152 145% 228 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 91%
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 127GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1217 836 836 833 838 831 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,936 Write 2028 Mixed 1,648 SusWrite 898 366% 1,628 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 73.8 265% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,556 DQ Write 1,303 DQ Mixed 1,390 1,052% 1,417 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 296%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 410GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 85 Write 73.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 81.9 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.1 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 30.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 - $192

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	484x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	113x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	33x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	23x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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