Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.8% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 12 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '20 at 12:22
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 590 79% 590 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2453 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Lighting 79.1 Reflection 77.9 Parallax 68.9 64% 75.3 fps	MRender 83.1 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 74.2 62% 76.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Digitazz 120GB SSD 120GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07E SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 157 167 159 162 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 170 Mixed 214 SusWrite 159 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 46.1 160% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 115 121% 204 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 768GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 129 128 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 181 Mixed 33 SusWrite 128 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 108%
WD WD20PURZ-85GU6Y0 1TB 38GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 90 90 91 90 91 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 97.7 Write 35 Mixed 66 SusWrite 87.3 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.5 MB/s

WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 327GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 110 111 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 86 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 109 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 104%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 602GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 55 55 53 54 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 99 Write 102 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 54.9 94% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 12GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3333, 3333, 3333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 19.9 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 96%

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

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Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	601x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	574x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	161x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	155x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	146x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	110x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16