Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	290% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '22 at 21:46
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 737 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% PNY(196E 1033) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 38.6 Parallax 57.9 33% 45.6 fps	MRender 54.3 Gravity 49.1 Splatting 39.1 38% 47.5 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 1450 1451 1460 1464 1465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,125 Write 1,331 Mixed 678 SusWrite 1425 309% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 59.4 235% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,199 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 1,001 760% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 292%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 233GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,766 Write 9,796 Mixed 9,531 2,169% 9,698 MB/s	4K Read 874 4K Write 402 4K Mixed 446 2,108% 574 MB/s	DQ Read 1,863 DQ Write 1,260 DQ Mixed 1,333 1,057% 1,485 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110 2,806 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 238GB free Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 717 755 766 768 784 768 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,269 Write 916 Mixed 683 SusWrite 760 202% 907 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 58.2 211% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 677 559% 798 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 215%
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$149 2,380 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 477GB free Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1282 1294 1266 1269 1280 1271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1234 Write 1,275 Mixed 708 SusWrite 1,277 253% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 50 196% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,071 DQ Write 951 DQ Mixed 850 681% 957 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 237%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 34,252 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 30.9 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 34.2 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	82x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	13x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	8x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	6x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	5x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 2,149 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 82%, 3,198 samples	3x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 96%, 2,357 samples	3x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $866

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) $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