Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	131% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	20.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 01:21
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 811 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 833 52% 833 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 18.5 16% 20.4 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 25.6 20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 21GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 411 Write 432 Mixed 359 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 37 140% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 325 246% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 211 210 213 212 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 838 Write 676 Mixed 437 SusWrite 218 121% 542 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 50.9 190% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 657 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 370 337% 517 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 144%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 155 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 166 Mixed 90 SusWrite 156 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 31.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 110%

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

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 - $192

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	483x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	113x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	33x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	23x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16