Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 (all builds)
Memory	14.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161119
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 00:23
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 232 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 560 63% 493 Pts	64-Core 526 32% 526 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3050-$250 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Gigabyte(1458 40AA) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.8% Very good	Lighting 102 Reflection 82.9 Parallax 90.3 83% 91.6 fps	MRender 81.9 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 65.3 59% 73.6 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 79%
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 197 Parallax 187 175% 200 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 150 Splatting 133 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,817 Write 1,556 Mixed 611 293% 1,328 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 48.4 166% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 987 DQ Write 505 DQ Mixed 676 521% 723 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
WDC WD161KRYZ-01AGBB0 16TB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 216 Write 214 Mixed 115 40% 182 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 0.6 17% 6.57 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 6.7 DQ Mixed 2.7 2% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 35%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 891GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,397 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,748 463% 2,081 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 45.5 173% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,040 DQ Write 465 DQ Mixed 744 554% 750 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
Synology BeeDrive 2TB 2TB free Firmware: PMAP Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 334 Write 367 Mixed 272 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 26.8 82% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 64 66% 109 MB/s

Intel Raid 1 Volume 3TB 2,213 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 114 Write 87.2 Mixed 36.5 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 105%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$236 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 223 Write 209 Mixed 101 131% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.3 301% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.5% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 20.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 106%

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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	120	48.8"	1280 720	SAM0F9C C49RG9x

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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