Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7 (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	13.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '24 at 23:55
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 below expectations (27^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 86.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 235 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 668 67% 543 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.4% Good	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 112 Parallax 102 49% 91.3 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 101 Splatting 101 83% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 467 Write 460 Mixed 344 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 44.5 150% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 226 205% 312 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 76GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 471 Write 453 Mixed 363 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 47.5 157% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 230 209% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 125GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 400 Write 450 Mixed 361 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 35.5 123% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 321 244% 328 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 98%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 42GB free Firmware: P0520AA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 475 Write 428 Mixed 390 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 39 135% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 250 209% 302 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 93%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 65GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,512 Write 1,650 Mixed 1,328 335% 1,496 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.2 191% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 879 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 763 553% 725 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 641GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 46.9 Write 13.5 Mixed 16 26% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.8 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 142%

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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	67	57	60	27"	2560 1387	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K7

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	224x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	37x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	57x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 82%, 14,957 samples	12x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16