Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '19 at 01:19
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$229 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 250 93% 163 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 743 71% 588 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 51 49% 58.2 fps	MRender 76.2 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 66 58% 72 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 477 477 482 479 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 475 Mixed 385 SusWrite 474 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 52.5 186% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 38.7 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 363 230% 249 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
VK0240GDJXU 240GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 221GB free Firmware: 4IWVHPG1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 277 276 274 277 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 342 Write 278 Mixed 254 SusWrite 275 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 35 148% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 192 160% 232 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 88%
HFS480G32MNB-2000A 480GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 137GB free Firmware: 10011L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 395 395 400 397 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 395 Mixed 322 SusWrite 394 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 30.4 128% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 162 154% 238 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 420GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 72 70 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 72.7 Write 94.5 Mixed 81 SusWrite 73 60% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 59%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 95GB free Firmware: GM2OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 51.7 Mixed 34 SusWrite 65.5 38% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 26.4 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 28.7 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 104%

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

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 - $240

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $229Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	611x
Core i7-6700KIntel $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	69x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	157x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	142x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $139Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	43x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $50Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	30x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $997

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