Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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 Drive	298% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '22 at 20:54
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$230 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 808 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% XFX(1EAE 6606) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.11.3 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 134 Parallax 286 116% 188 fps	MRender 228 Gravity 142 Splatting 169 145% 180 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 996 995 995 986 1004 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 2,314 Mixed 1,785 SusWrite 1,014 402% 1,786 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 84.7 309% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,561 DQ Write 1120 DQ Mixed 1,281 973% 1,321 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 297%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 931GB free Firmware: S5Z44106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1712 1705 1729 1724 1720 1715 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 1,901 Write 1,708 Mixed 1,370 SusWrite 1,718 376% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 88.6 309% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 1,104 DQ Mixed 372 475% 844 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB 1,410 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.8% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 16.6 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	127x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	16x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	32x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	17x

SSD
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 94%, 8,912 samples	6x

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Total price: $760

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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