Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive242% 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.
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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '17 at 01:05
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User ISL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 282
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 772
79% 637 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 1,970
Write 1,364
Mixed 1,193
334% 1,509 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 53.4
229% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 59.9
DQ Write 423
DQ Mixed 248
189% 244 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 242%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 149
Write 158
Mixed 154
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.24
76% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88%
Great: 113%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB
127GB free
Firmware: 10.02E04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Read 54.7
Write 57.8
Mixed 53.7
42% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.47
117% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.1
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 101%

 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 1,101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $781
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HDDRAMUSB
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