Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	126% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '24 at 15:19
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 432 47% 371 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 365 360 360 354 354 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 449 SusWrite 364 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 64.2 215% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 115 115 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 186 Write 141 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 115 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 290GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 139 139 113 131 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 88.4 Write 122 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 137 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FE 859B BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FE 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 19.1 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 0P 2R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	25%	24	70	58	165	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 106%

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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 $232Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	611x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	69x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	45x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	30x

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Value: 68% - Good

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