Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '17 at 19:41
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 445 51% 397 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 969 Write 209 Mixed 405 114% 528 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 38.1 125% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 128 161% 287 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 182%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 102567400 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 477 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 59 55 38661805996 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1290 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 260 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 58 672792615 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1802 (C2) HDA temperature 39 42 73014444071 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 18884971201741 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9702796148 (F2) Unknown 100 253 64580042323	103% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 168 Mixed 161 131% 174 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.19 84% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 75011776 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 501 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 1913191 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1242 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 241 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 57 689569832 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1233 (C2) HDA temperature 40 43 77309411368 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -25928717564788 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2794015207 (F2) Unknown 100 253 7763581342	92.9% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 166 Mixed 137 115% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.18 77% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 38.1 Write 5.8 Mixed 9.23 16% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.64 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.85 102% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 26.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 20.6 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 91%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	985x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	326x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	255x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	242x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	212x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	85x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	56x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	40x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $950

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16