Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.9% 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 Drive	129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 00:45
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 544 72% 538 Pts	64-Core 529 33% 529 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6265) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 75.3 60% 74.6 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 72.7 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 263 265 234 231 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 930 Write 307 Mixed 334 SusWrite 244 99% 453 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47 177% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 733 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 374 315% 471 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 237%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 322GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 89 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 90.4 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 158GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 187 181 186 185 189 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 95.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 179 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.3 139% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 407GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 98 97 99 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 156 Write 119 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 98 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 112%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 122 124 126 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 133 Write 74 Mixed 85 SusWrite 124 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 30.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 26.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 90%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	154x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	43x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,038

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16