Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive212% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8  (all builds)
Memory24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 18 '19 at 01:06
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 150
2-Core 289
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 797
79% 644 Pts
64-Core 803
50% 803 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 143
Parallax 122
107% 132 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 128
Splatting 100
91% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 681 373 372 365 364 362 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,676
Write 1,404
Mixed 620
SusWrite 420
228% 1,030 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 56.1
230% 93.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1166
DQ Write 1,067
DQ Mixed 1,046
804% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 212%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
139GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 370 323 312 294 302 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 443
Mixed 389
SusWrite 344
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 64.2
209% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 121%
Great: 134%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB
13GB free, PID 0723
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 19
Write 19.5
Mixed 18.5
SusWrite 19.6
26% 19.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 3.9
254% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 28.8
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 29.3
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 Builds (Compare 168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $760
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