Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	98% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '17 at 19:52
Run Duration	92 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 235 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 619 65% 520 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 240GB 1,213 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 856 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 836 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 29 (A3) Unknown 100 100 263 (94) Unknown 100 100 284084 (95) Unknown 100 100 4075 (96) Unknown 100 100 4011 (97) Unknown 100 100 4058 (A4) Unknown 100 100 96931 (A5) Unknown 100 100 132 (A6) Unknown 100 100 30 (A7) Unknown 100 100 75 (A9) Unknown 100 100 93 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 160 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 39724725108762 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 453409 (F2) Unknown 100 100 671892 (F5) Unknown 100 100 572498 (F6) Unknown 100 100 568168 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	98% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 475 Mixed 486 110% 494 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 25.9 136% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 33.8 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 18.4 62% 126 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 90%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 62GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 7 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 86 86 4451 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6863 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7758 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 15 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2101 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 11 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 64 163209412634 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 219 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 15 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 84 84 167545	44.1% Average	Read 87.9 Write 65.4 Mixed 73.5 57% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.27 78% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G4D30AETA.K8FE 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 859B BLT4G4D30AETA.K8FE 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.5% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 22.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 99%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	485x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	113x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	33x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	23x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16