Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.12% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateSep 09 '18 at 11:56
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 66.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 270
84% 158 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 506
63% 479 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 1287) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.12% Terrible
Lighting 8.93
Reflection 7.69
Parallax 9.28
7% 8.64 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.37
Splatting 7.17
7% 8.55 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.12%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Platinet 120GB 120GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.5
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 472
Write 370
Mixed 327
86% 390 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 15.4
117% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 21.6
45% 90.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
105GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 45 47 48 48 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
25.7% Poor
Read 42.5
Write 17.9
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 47
26% 34.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 42%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
89GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 132 142 144 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 139
Write 127
Mixed 77
SusWrite 140
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 109%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154
162GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 64 85 88 88 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 70.3
Write 63.5
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 71.1
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
34.5% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 11.9
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 10.6
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 859 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,050
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