Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	272% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 19:46
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 511 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1538 1061 602 603 601 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,066 Write 1,908 Mixed 1,333 SusWrite 834 343% 1,535 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 76.8 256% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,693 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 1,123 888% 1,253 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 296%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 106GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 84 93 103 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 50.7 Write 53.1 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 87.8 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.4 218% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 90%
WD WD40EMRX-82UZ0N0 4TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 141 141 144 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 133 Write 127 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 141 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 102%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 86GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 85.2 Write 79.3 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 86.3 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 101%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 691GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 110 112 113 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 98.8 Write 96.7 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 111 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 97%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 13GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 83 85 83 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 86.7 Write 79.2 Mixed 64 SusWrite 83.8 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 148 146 149 150 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.7 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	985x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	326x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	255x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	242x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	212x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	40x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $949

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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