Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics144% 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 Drive150% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateSep 25 '17 at 04:08
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 143
2-Core 287
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 777
80% 642 Pts
64-Core 783
48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 228
Parallax 202
169% 213 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 197
Splatting 136
128% 159 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 144%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB-$290
336GB free
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,775
Write 1,425
Mixed 1,673
362% 1,624 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 42.4
139% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 496
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 224
222% 358 MB/s
Poor: 114%
This bench: 220%
Great: 241%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 1,148
Write 629
Mixed 706
182% 827 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 45.2
152% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 520
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 150
185% 331 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 150%
Great: 234%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$263
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.1% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.2
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 Builds (Compare 168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $775
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