Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
Boot Drive	33.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '18 at 16:35
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 799 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 204 Parallax 185 151% 191 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 186 Splatting 126 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo D1 SSD 120GB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 16 20 35 14 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 453 Write 378 Mixed 327 SusWrite 73 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.8 34% 9.37 MB/s	DQ Read 64.8 DQ Write 15 DQ Mixed 0.9 11% 26.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 282 216 158 149 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 420 Mixed 386 SusWrite 226 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.5 200% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 33GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 275 275 275 244 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 425 Mixed 363 SusWrite 260 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 54.8 185% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 235 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 167GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 97 98 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 77 Write 77 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 97.6 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AR32C16S8K2SU416R 2x8GB 3,827 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 22.7 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 108%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 9

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	82x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	13x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	8x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	6x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	5x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 2,149 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 82%, 3,198 samples	3x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 96%, 2,357 samples	3x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $866

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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