Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive176% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 22 '17 at 08:03
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 142
2-Core 271
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 729
74% 602 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 207
Parallax 180
140% 186 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 177
Splatting 128
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
305GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,560
Write 544
Mixed 809
212% 971 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 51.3
193% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 493
DQ Write 443
DQ Mixed 176
212% 371 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 176%
Great: 144%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465
2TB free
Firmware: MJAOA3B0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 137
Mixed 137
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.22
80% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.1% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.4
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 21.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270MX-Gaming5 Builds (Compare 244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $525
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