Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	223% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '21 at 18:46
Run Duration	360 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 253 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 633 70% 550 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Lighting 72.8 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 69.3 59% 72.5 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 67.8 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 748GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303226 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 984 961 993 964 954 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 956 Write 2,037 Mixed 1,102 SusWrite 1,032 291% 1,282 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 78.4 271% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 692 DQ Mixed 888 649% 854 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 286%
WD Blue 3D 2TB-$184 1,834 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2TB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 460 459 460 458 460 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 369 Mixed 311 SusWrite 460 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 35.8 123% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 227 190% 278 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 118%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 175GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 167 172 125 152 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 397 Write 424 Mixed 293 SusWrite 196 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.6 150% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 181 154% 220 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 486 481 482 479 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 451 Mixed 373 SusWrite 481 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 60.3 200% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 971GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 153 153 152 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 130 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 152 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 159 161 159 162 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 148 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 160 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 123 124 123 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 110 Write 95.9 Mixed 70 SusWrite 122 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 65%
VendorCo ProductCode 2TB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2TB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 9.5 Mixed 8.9 10% 9.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.1 30% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 12%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 39 38 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 32.6 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 37.9 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 52% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,799 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 112%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	224x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	37x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	57x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 82%, 14,957 samples	12x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16