Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics143% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 02:20
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 285
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 798
83% 669 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB;
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Lighting 204
Reflection 220
Parallax 203
167% 209 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 200
Splatting 136
128% 158 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 143%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
161GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1248 301 300 299 301 299 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 2,119
Write 1,318
Mixed 549
SusWrite 458
245% 1,111 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 59.9
262% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 1,073
793% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 237%
Great: 236%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 43 49 47 48 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 52.8
Write 52
Mixed 37.1
SusWrite 47.2
35% 47.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 26.8
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 28.8
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 862 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $994
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