Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '19 at 18:17
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$241 712,312 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)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 256 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 738 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% PNY(196E 1211) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 175 Parallax 158 134% 166 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 160 Splatting 114 105% 130 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 139 141 112 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 438 Write 155 Mixed 166 SusWrite 124 48% 221 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 22.4 79% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 52.1 DQ Mixed 91.4 88% 146 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 76%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 49GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,008 Write 1767 Mixed 922 347% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 62.4 248% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,157 DQ Write 1354 DQ Mixed 886 770% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 636GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 103 106 104 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 40.2 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 101 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 668GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 153 148 146 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 164 Mixed 77 SusWrite 151 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 19.8 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 19.6 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 106%

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Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	598x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	152x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	40x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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