Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive118% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory16.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateOct 11 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 274
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 800
78% 638 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
EVGA(3842 3273) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 134
Parallax 108
108% 125 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 133
Splatting 106
112% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 214 227 229 228 222 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 876
Write 242
Mixed 353
SusWrite 220
93% 423 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 38.4
146% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 882
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 272
275% 464 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 118%
Great: 210%
SSK 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 0208
SusWrite @10s intervals: 611 693 856 772 753 770 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 93%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71
372GB free
Firmware: JKAOA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 88 92 91 91 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 85.3
Write 88
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 90.9
57% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 25.6
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.1
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Builds (Compare 1,102 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 K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $770
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