Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 21 '17 at 23:18
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49.6% Average
Memory 70
1-Core 42.8
2-Core 85.7
43% 66.2 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 352
30% 255 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.51
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 79.3
Reflection 79.4
Parallax 68.7
65% 75.8 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 70.9
59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 507
Write 94.7
Mixed 186
57% 263 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 34.7
120% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 57.2
DQ Mixed 54.3
61% 108 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
823GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 187
Write 84.4
Mixed 151
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.32
101% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.5% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 64.5%
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 1,099 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: $782
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HDDRAMUSB
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