Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	259% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 13:24
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 779 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 300 302 302 300 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,461 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,298 SusWrite 476 316% 1,427 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 84.6 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 1,007 737% 962 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 280%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 178GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 486 146 135 137 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 481 Mixed 391 SusWrite 253 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.8 157% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 273 208% 278 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 95%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 90GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 60 60 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 99.5 Write 103 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 61.4 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 60%
Hitachi HCP725032GLA380 320GB 1,273 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 123GB free Firmware: GM3OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 62 63 64 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 55.2 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 63.4 40% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 31.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 33.2 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	598x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	152x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,050

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16