Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.3% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime1 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '18 at 08:16
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 below expectations (32nd percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 233
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 734
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.6% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 129
Parallax 108
96% 118 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 117
Splatting 97.1
86% 107 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
229GB free
Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 478
Write 324
Mixed 325
83% 376 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 25.3
118% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 42.9
92% 190 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 99%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 511
Write 315
Mixed 340
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 16.4
109% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 10.9
51% 112 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.7% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 11.2
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 11.3
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Builds (Compare 1,100 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 K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $782
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