Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.4% 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	95.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '17 at 18:47
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 618 82% 616 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.03% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.38 7% 9.66 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.7 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.03% Great: 7%
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1419 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.4 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 86.5 58% 77.3 fps	MRender 74.8 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 60.2 54% 67.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 669 Write 319 Mixed 429 104% 472 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 17.3 137% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 50.4 86% 161 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 425GB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 67 64 4894373 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1107 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 265786960 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 43924630541561 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 880 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 53 454557723 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 329 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 77 77 46425 (C2) HDA temperature 27 47 60129542171 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 42898133355412 (F1) Unknown 100 253 33598866178 (F2) Unknown 100 253 35465191583	60.9% Good	Read 132 Write 81.1 Mixed 79.9 73% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 0.49 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 105%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 202GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 65.3 Write 64.3 Mixed 55.2 78% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.21 64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 45%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 604 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 26GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 42 Write 19.8 Mixed 14.9 28% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.61 4K Write 0.89 4K Mixed 0.5 72% 2.66 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB 15,450 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 23.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 90%

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	601x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	153x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	43x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x

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Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16