Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	83.5% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '19 at 03:24
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 277 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 781 76% 625 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 201 200 196 203 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 471 Write 390 Mixed 214 SusWrite 204 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 35.5 123% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 276 217% 304 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 129GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 304 302 301 301 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,291 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,224 SusWrite 471 302% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 82.1 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 1,168 DQ Mixed 991 769% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 299GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 473 474 472 444 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 471 Mixed 444 SusWrite 432 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.3 214% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 109GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 464 461 463 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 466 Mixed 394 SusWrite 464 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 59.8 207% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 59GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 104 109 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 76.7 Write 74 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 108 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 84%
KINGSTON SV300S37A12 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 13GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 76 85 84 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	242% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 81.8 Mixed 170 SusWrite 81.7 164% 129 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 30.6 3,255% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 78 DQ Mixed 25.1 3,588% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 262%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	74% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 106%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 - $192

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	483x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	113x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	83x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	33x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	23x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $986

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