Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '18 at 07:28
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 270
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 461
65% 478 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 208
Parallax 179
149% 190 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 177
Splatting 132
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV10135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 677
Write 1,004
Mixed 561
168% 747 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 233
4K Mixed 50.2
240% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,647
DQ Write 980
DQ Mixed 1,023
840% 1,217 MB/s
Poor: 123% Great: 230%
Corsair Force 3 SSD 500GB
279GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 310 288 284 280 284 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 400
Mixed 271
SusWrite 297
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 37.5
138% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 226
197% 293 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 28.9
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 29.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 112%

 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 864 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-Gaming 5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $748
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