Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics9.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive81.3% 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.
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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '18 at 04:57
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 139
2-Core 284
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 772
78% 630 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
9.78% Terrible
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 12
Parallax 11.6
9% 11.7 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 9.6
Splatting 15.9
11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 9.78%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1021A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 150 116 74 91 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 362
Write 26.7
Mixed 216
SusWrite 83.4
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 50.3
177% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 48.6
DQ Mixed 47.7
62% 116 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
677GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 155 155 160 160 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 150
Mixed 90
SusWrite 158
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 23.4
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 101%

 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 1,862 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: $938
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