Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 161%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics213% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive211% 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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 11 '21 at 11:02
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 191
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 432
55% 415 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
213% Outstanding
Lighting 318
Reflection 273
Parallax 348
259% 313 fps
MRender 350
Gravity 252
Splatting 181
204% 261 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 213%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 418 526 527 515 507 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1625
Write 795
Mixed 836
SusWrite 500
208% 939 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 79.4
271% 95.3 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 216
292% 535 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 211%
Great: 277%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
33GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 132 132 177 133 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 454
Mixed 314
SusWrite 159
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 57.5
206% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 308
246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 23.9
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 19.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77%
Great: 94%

 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 1,100 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-Gaming K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $782
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