Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '22 at 07:46
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$233 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 679 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 187 Parallax 188 134% 180 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 180 Splatting 124 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 198 198 194 180 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 441 Write 412 Mixed 272 SusWrite 195 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 18.8 81% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 182 140% 197 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 100%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 219GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1112 463 308 307 294 312 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 2000 Write 1,321 Mixed 560 SusWrite 466 240% 1,087 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 45.8 4K Mixed 35.5 130% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 99.7 DQ Mixed 193 216% 389 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 236%
Asmt 2115 500GB 474 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 428GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 151 158 156 148 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 345 Write 316 Mixed 316 SusWrite 154 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 25 4K Mixed 20.3 70% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 88.4 DQ Mixed 155 106% 131 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 76%
JMicron 4TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1TB free Firmware: 0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 229 233 228 222 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 344 Write 282 Mixed 312 SusWrite 213 65% 288 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 25.1 82% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 142 106% 145 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 61%
Jmicron Generic 500GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 314GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 126 127 129 212 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 373 Write 293 Mixed 247 SusWrite 141 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 22.4 4K Mixed 21.5 69% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 68.7 DQ Mixed 142 107% 149 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 157 160 160 154 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 128 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 158 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 99%
WD Elements SE 25FF 2TB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 25ff Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 106 101 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 143 Write 115 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 106 143% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 68%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 879GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 79 79 76 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 97.5 Write 95.7 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 78.4 115% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.1% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 12.6 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 55%

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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 $233Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	678x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	147x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	171x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	162x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	132x

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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359