Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	136% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '21 at 01:59
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 789 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 192 Parallax 180 142% 182 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 184 Splatting 127 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 467 482 469 407 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 488 Mixed 421 SusWrite 461 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67.1 228% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Team TM8PS7001T 1TB 2,755 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 145GB free Firmware: S0830A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 101 125 58 39 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 457 Write 429 Mixed 397 SusWrite 141 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 35.1 167% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 49.2 100% 199 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 104%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 128 129 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 148 Write 137 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 128 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$108 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 159 159 158 160 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 93.5 Write 128 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 157 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 251% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 3,571 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 15.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 19.5 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 112%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	664x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	147x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	158x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $782

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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