Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 234% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 201% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	268% 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	241% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '23 at 22:57
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 257 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 735 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$720 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% MSI(1462 511A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	268% Outstanding	Lighting 391 Reflection 390 Parallax 465 319% 415 fps	MRender 517 Gravity 352 Splatting 256 293% 375 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1306 1020 965 932 889 846 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2250 Write 2,073 Mixed 1,629 SusWrite 993 389% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 61.1 199% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 785 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 668 489% 646 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 261GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 465 477 484 462 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 442 Mixed 444 SusWrite 431 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 49.3 162% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 482GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 95 96 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 95.2 74% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 11,125 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.1 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	144	23.8"	1280 720	DELA0E7 Dell S2417DG

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Gaming 106%

UFO

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x
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	154x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,038

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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