Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 25 '17 at 14:34
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 283
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 731
75% 603 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Gigabyte(1458 375E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 157
Parallax 136
117% 146 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 143
Splatting 112
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF036C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 513
Write 234
Mixed 430
87% 392 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 19.6
94% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 26.5
DQ Write 73.2
DQ Mixed 17.2
22% 39 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
742GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 148
Write 126
Mixed 128
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 2.18
4K Mixed 0.31
105% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46
144GB free
Firmware: P22OABEA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 70.3
Write 66.2
Mixed 69.5
52% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.4% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 20.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 865 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-Gaming 5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $760
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