Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 29 '22 at 06:00
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 81
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 455
59% 444 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2112
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
5.78% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 5.7
Parallax 7
5% 6.33 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 10.4
7% 8.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.78%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2KB038T8 4TB
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: XCAAY173
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 199 199 202 204 210 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.2% Average
Read 105
Write 196
Mixed 139
SusWrite 200
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 24.9
83% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 96.9
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 104
80% 108 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 94%
Intel SSDPE2MX012T7 1TB
1TB free
Firmware: MDAAZ051
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 505 510 529 529 536 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 363
Write 501
Mixed 400
SusWrite 512
101% 444 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 33.8
123% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 470
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 387
301% 414 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 103%
Great: 209%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD44G213381 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.4% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.4
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $1,038
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