Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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.
Boot Drive84.3% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161119
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 25 '18 at 04:53
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 142
2-Core 283
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 759
76% 617 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 150
Parallax 128
118% 141 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 139
Splatting 110
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT07B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 201 192 209 196 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 474
Write 215
Mixed 155
SusWrite 203
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 26.7
136% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 60.9
104% 209 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
126GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 455 469 485 421 453 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 489
Mixed 404
SusWrite 451
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 69.4
236% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 137%
Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
90GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 456 436 274 166 167 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 482
Mixed 413
SusWrite 321
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 70.1
239% 86.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20.4
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 Builds (Compare 116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $866
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