Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.5% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '20 at 17:53
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 596 78% 586 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.1% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 60.9 57% 67.1 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 64.1 Splatting 66.2 54% 65.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Digitazz 120GB SSD 120GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07E SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 158 168 159 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 169 Mixed 214 SusWrite 158 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 52.3 189% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 123 125% 207 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 503GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 124 126 106 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 137 Write 136 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 121 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 150% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 38GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 87 88 85 88 92 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 113 Write 26.4 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 88.6 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 75%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$68 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 382GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 130 130 129 130 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 128 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 129 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 12GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 28.1 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.4% 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	600x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	573x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	159x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	154x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	146x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	109x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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