Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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 Drive	202% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '18 at 06:23
Run Duration	106 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 850 89% 712 Pts	64-Core 864 53% 864 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 206 Parallax 178 149% 189 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 177 Splatting 132 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 2,227 Write 1,112 Mixed 1,298 340% 1,546 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 24 128% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 45.1 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 20.7 61% 122 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 768GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 85GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 765 Write 785 Mixed 595 160% 715 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 24.3 126% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 434 DQ Write 428 DQ Mixed 130 181% 331 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 314%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-023.A00G 2x8GB 2,792 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.2 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Builds (Compare 1,099 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	663x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	147x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	157x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $790

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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