Gigabyte GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	211% 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 Drive	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z270X-DESIGNARE
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '22 at 18:54
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 265 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 667 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 314 Reflection 268 Parallax 351 256% 311 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 251 Splatting 180 204% 260 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 90 53 21 86 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 468 Write 367 Mixed 335 SusWrite 87.1 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 1.2 80% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 17.5 DQ Mixed 22.6 49% 108 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 105GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 428 420 442 462 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 487 Mixed 415 SusWrite 432 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.2 225% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 452GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 429 422 302 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 434 SusWrite 306 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 61.3 210% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 65GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 391 395 367 336 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 491 Mixed 415 SusWrite 362 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63 220% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 133 132 134 131 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 163 Write 168 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 131 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 325% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 104%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 190GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 132 133 130 131 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 131 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 100%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 1,990 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 74.2 Write 95.6 Mixed 66.6 59% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 67%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 212GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 42.3 Write 36.7 Mixed 31 46% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 1x16GB 449 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 14.3 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 17.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 70%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	96x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	29x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	26x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	25x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	12x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	5x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	5x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $853

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16