Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive258% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 17:53
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 148
2-Core 299
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 834
84% 681 Pts
64-Core 818
51% 818 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1448) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 136
107% 137 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 128
Splatting 101
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 2,595
Write 1,120
Mixed 1,363
371% 1,693 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 46
200% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 669
DQ Write 506
DQ Mixed 33.5
175% 403 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 258%
Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
88GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 153
Write 132
Mixed 97.1
95% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.33
120% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C15K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 25.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 28.8
86% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 1,853 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $958
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