Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '17 at 17:09
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 267
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 647
68% 542 Pts
64-Core 767
47% 767 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3758) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.4% Good
Lighting 82
Reflection 82.6
Parallax 71.8
67% 78.8 fps
MRender 81.3
Gravity 75.6
Splatting 73.8
63% 76.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
201GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 185
Write 201
Mixed 134
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 11.6
60% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 95.5
DQ Write 82.2
DQ Mixed 34.7
41% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 85%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 480
Write 263
Mixed 311
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 7.03
51% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 15.8
DQ Write 19.5
DQ Mixed 7.7
9% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 95%
Kingston SNA-DC/U 160GB
2GB free, PID 6298
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 31.1
Write 30.9
Mixed 11.3
30% 24.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.29
51% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FBR2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 25.1
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 24.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 862 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $986
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