Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '18 at 01:50
Run Duration344 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 414
54% 409 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
52% Above average
Lighting 65
Reflection 67.2
Parallax 79.2
53% 70.4 fps
MRender 68.6
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 56
50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MXSSD3MDSFG-120G 120GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM05.4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 484
Write 98.5
Mixed 165
54% 249 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 7.79
75% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 13
41% 91.6 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 174
Mixed 159
126% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.94
4K Mixed 0.35
141% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 109%
Vodafone Storage (Huawei) 2GB
1GB free, PID null
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.14% Terrible
Read 5.65
Write 3.72
Mixed 4.71
6% 4.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.64
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.04
9% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.14%
Great: 3%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.6% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 18.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 1,853 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $958
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