Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	291% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '23 at 15:52
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

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 i7-7700k VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 718 76% 607 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1606 1753 1791 1809 1750 1676 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,084 Write 1,795 Mixed 1,020 SusWrite 1,731 372% 1,658 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.7 206% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 713 DQ Mixed 883 654% 870 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 354%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 216 203 215 211 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 187 Mixed 82 SusWrite 210 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 205% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 1,557 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 57GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 19 19 19 21 19 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 55 Mixed 17 SusWrite 17.7 42% 31 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 44% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X16GC3000C15K4 4x16GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 0P 2R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	7%	97	218	60	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	604x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	155x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,057

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16