Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170123
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 19:12
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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-$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 below expectations (14^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 235 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 554 62% 485 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.7% Very good	Lighting 95.3 Reflection 104 Parallax 96.8 78% 98.6 fps	MRender 93.3 Gravity 96 Splatting 95 78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 436 Write 308 Mixed 194 69% 313 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 14.9 64% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 79.1 DQ Write 68.3 DQ Mixed 41.4 40% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 55%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 33GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 400 305 232 174 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 425 Mixed 384 SusWrite 271 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 48.4 164% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 108GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 109 100 94 91 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 132 Write 107 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 99.3 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 102GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 74 76 76 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 64.5 Write 63.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 76.1 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 88%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 63GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 34 33 32 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 66.8 Write 32 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 33.4 30% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X16GC3000C15K4 2x16GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.7 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 127%

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

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	983x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	326x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	255x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	242x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	210x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	40x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $950

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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