Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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 Drive53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 22 '17 at 06:20
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 271
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 531
70% 528 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 206
Parallax 179
148% 189 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 174
Splatting 133
119% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200
84GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 472
Mixed 468
107% 479 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 26.7
122% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 38
70% 130 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 107%
Intel 510 Series 120GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PPG4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 424
Write 198
Mixed 274
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 16.7
71% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 80.2
DQ Write 61.8
DQ Mixed 11.2
25% 51.1 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
2TB free
Firmware: CC4C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 162
Mixed 158
126% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.34
86% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.6% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 18.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 1,871 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-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $738
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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