Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.4% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170210
Uptime	17.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '18 at 21:25
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 546 73% 546 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 2554) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 35.1 Parallax 47.6 32% 40.6 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 40.3 29% 34.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P3-256 256GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: T170810a SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 413 349 319 341 328 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 422 Write 446 Mixed 385 SusWrite 364 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 25.9 130% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 112 115% 181 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 98%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 171GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 109 108 111 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 129 Write 129 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 110 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 85%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 9.6 4.8 19 19 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.53% Terrible	Read 15.7 Write 31.6 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 13.4 24% 17 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 37% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.53% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 22.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	985x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	326x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	255x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	242x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	212x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	40x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $949

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16