Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.5% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '24 at 06:03
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$249 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 635 67% 538 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.1% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 132 Parallax 123 98% 125 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 123 Splatting 108 93% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 126 109 74 104 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 461 Write 453 Mixed 374 SusWrite 155 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 44.5 145% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 407GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 427 434 459 455 457 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 434 Mixed 383 SusWrite 443 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 48.1 155% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD WD4003FZEX-00Z4S 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 07.01E.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 122 124 123 125 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 152 Mixed 89.4 SusWrite 124 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 1,842 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.2% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 20.4 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 120%

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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	62	41	165	27"	2560 1440	VSCBA32 XG2703-GS

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Gaming 108%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	85x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	13x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	9x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	7x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	5x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 2,149 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 82%, 3,198 samples	3x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 96%, 2,357 samples	3x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $873

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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