Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% 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	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 07:58
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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 way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 70.1 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 178 63% 112 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 394 43% 341 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 140 Parallax 126 102% 130 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 138 Splatting 122 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 286 274 233 227 232 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 324 Write 233 Mixed 286 SusWrite 253 62% 274 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 15.6 70% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 271 198% 260 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 99%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 11GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 69 62 74 71 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 216 Write 124 Mixed 172 SusWrite 68.5 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 12.4 64% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 88.1 89% 146 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 73%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 267GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 191 192 191 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 167 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 180 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB 11,642 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 113GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 82.9 Write 84.3 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 73.1 55% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40.1% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15.7 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 3.4 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 7.5 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	240	24.5"	1280 720	BNQ7F51 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	665x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	147x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	158x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	25x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $781

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