Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive118% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9  (all builds)
Memory16 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime19.8 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 06:03
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 257
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 753
74% 608 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 377E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 146
Parallax 137
113% 141 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 137
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 374 307 295 287 283 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 471
Mixed 397
SusWrite 334
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 56.4
203% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 118%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
525GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 145 151 156 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 178
Mixed 81
SusWrite 152
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9
31GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7.3 9.5 9.1 8.9 8.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
9.11% Terrible
Read 39.8
Write 27.7
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 8.4
23% 20.3 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
30% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 9.11%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.7% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 21.6
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 22.6
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $865
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