Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJul 23 '19 at 03:01
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 753
79% 632 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 77.8
Parallax 66.2
62% 73.1 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 69.4
Splatting 72.3
58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 240GB-$69
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 102 93 106 102 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 457
Write 360
Mixed 366
SusWrite 104
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 21.2
125% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 33.8
63% 126 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
332GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 154 154 129 153 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 90.8
Write 82.8
Mixed 84
SusWrite 149
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
214% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270
259GB free
Firmware: ML6OAA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 122 121 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 120
Write 120
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 121
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.8% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 20.3
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 1,856 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-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $949
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