Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics28% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '17 at 03:26
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 290
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 732
77% 616 Pts
64-Core 783
48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1831 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28% Poor
Lighting 4.93
Reflection 97.1
Parallax 79.1
4% 60.4 fps
MRender 94.6
Gravity 99.4
Splatting 82.9
75% 92.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 28%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 528
Write 480
Mixed 508
113% 505 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 37
165% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 35.7
113% 246 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 96.7
Write 108
Mixed 104
78% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.46
101% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89
446GB free
Firmware: SD17 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 85
Write 92.9
Mixed 87.8
67% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.41
92% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 28.1
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 38.7
SC Mixed 30.7
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 49.4
81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 1,866 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-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $727
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