Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.9% 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 Drive73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '17 at 19:27
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 740
76% 614 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.9% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 116
Parallax 108
84% 109 fps
MRender 98.9
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 102
81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130
851GB free
Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 483
Write 340
Mixed 340
86% 388 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 28.8
124% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 46.5
96% 197 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 105%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 498
Write 232
Mixed 264
73% 331 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 19.1
95% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 39.4
87% 184 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.2% Average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 15.3
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 81%

 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 1,099 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: $790
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