Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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.
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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '17 at 18:18
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 828
83% 673 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 152
Parallax 130
114% 141 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 137
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
23GB free
Firmware: 507KC4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
72% Very good
Read 476
Write 185
Mixed 215
64% 292 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 16
112% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 52.5
82% 159 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 72%
Great: 94%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$64
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01K01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 150
Mixed 137
117% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 2.94
4K Mixed 0.44
130% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 96%
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 (62nd percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 28.9
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 104%

 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: $1,058
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