Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z270X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '17 at 20:56
Run Duration257 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 753
79% 634 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.2% Very good
Lighting 99
Reflection 108
Parallax 92.4
81% 99.9 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 93.4
Splatting 92.7
76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
201GB free
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 469
Write 174
Mixed 185
60% 276 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 13.5
98% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 33
88% 189 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 341
Mixed 351
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 24.9
144% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 20.6
85% 193 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 118%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC23 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 132
Write 158
Mixed 125
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.18
76% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
393GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 155
Write 157
Mixed 146
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.22
108% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 85%
Kingston DataTraveler 410 32GB
25GB free, PID 161a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 32.8
Write 9.04
Mixed 11.7
18% 17.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.08
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.08
61% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 14.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 51%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 1,870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $735
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