Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.25% 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 Drive96.5% 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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 25 '17 at 19:36
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 244
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 465
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 476
29% 476 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
XFX(1682 2601) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
8.25% Terrible
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 3.91
9% 8.53 fps
MRender 8.62
Gravity 8.27
Splatting 6.78
6% 7.89 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.25%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 402
Mixed 409
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 26.7
152% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 47.8
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 24.8
57% 111 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
46.4% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 14
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.6
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 49%

 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 1,853 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: $958
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HDDRAMUSB
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