Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics19.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive206% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '17 at 17:42
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 307
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 850
90% 719 Pts
64-Core 851
53% 851 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 24.8
Reflection 19.4
Parallax 22.8
20% 22.4 fps
MRender 27.1
Gravity 25.8
Splatting 19.2
19% 24 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$148
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,871
Write 1,257
Mixed 1,397
334% 1,508 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 18.9
96% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 654
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 17.5
168% 397 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 206%
Great: 207%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
118GB free
Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 487
Write 260
Mixed 345
80% 364 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 13.3
75% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 52.3
102% 206 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 41.8
MC Mixed 31.6
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 33.5
98% 34.5 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 106%
Great: 111%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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