Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 03:34
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 221
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 533
53% 433 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.4% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 134
Parallax 129
98% 128 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 121
Splatting 104
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 64 90 64 45 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 219
Write 248
Mixed 317
SusWrite 67.9
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 31
4K Mixed 10.7
54% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 33.1
58% 115 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
115GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 138 136 120 111 144 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 100
Write 110
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 129
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD48G240081 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 18.9
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 13.2
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 89%

 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 863 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $960
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