Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '22 at 17:13
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 121 2-Core 232 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 696 66% 547 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 190 Parallax 183 145% 184 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 182 Splatting 125 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,504 Write 284 Mixed 496 233% 1,095 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.2 106% 24 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 205GB free Firmware: X41100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 467 Write 463 Mixed 345 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 36.9 125% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 258 216% 314 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 100%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 169 170 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 147 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 167 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 99%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 82.4 Write 85.7 Mixed 69.9 102% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 105%
ASMT 2115 128GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 89GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37.6 Write 37.6 Mixed 36.8 48% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 12.5 984% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 11.7 DQ Write 16.9 DQ Mixed 13.6 1,081% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 198%
WDC WDS5 00G2B0B 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 281% 352GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 38 Write 38.1 Mixed 36.5 48% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.3 143% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 213% Great: 349%
WDC WD40 02FYYZ-01B7CB0 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 50.5 Write 20.2 Mixed 19.4 32% 30 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 34% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 75%
ST8000VN 0022-2EL112 8TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 51.5 Write 31 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 2 34% 29 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 45% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.1% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 55%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	666x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	147x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	159x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16