Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.2% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateJul 31 '17 at 00:51
Run Duration330 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 153
2-Core 307
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 850
90% 717 Pts
64-Core 851
53% 851 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64% Good
Lighting 81.4
Reflection 83.9
Parallax 74.8
66% 80 fps
MRender 80
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 66.4
59% 73.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 504
Write 336
Mixed 337
87% 392 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 15.4
116% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 13.9
82% 190 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 108%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
586GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 154
Write 156
Mixed 116
106% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
354GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 164
Mixed 162
126% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.18
94% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 112%
Prolific ATAPI-6 Bridge C 500GB
218GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
36.4% Below average
Read 82.7
Write 85.7
Mixed 79.5
107% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.36
76% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 55%
Prolific ATAPI-6 Bridge C 500GB
73GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
45% Average
Read 116
Write 107
Mixed 96
134% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.32
65% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 45%
Great: 55%
UGEE Flash Disk 8GB
8GB free, PID 2093
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
7.24% Terrible
Read 23
Write 6.12
Mixed 9.06
13% 12.7 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.009
40% 3.59 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.24%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 32.8
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 117%

 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 1,863 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $803
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