Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	196% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 00:04
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 245 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 466 62% 467 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 50 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 42 41% 46.4 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 38.1 33% 40.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 439GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1071 559 559 563 563 564 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 843 Write 1,054 Mixed 917 SusWrite 646 196% 865 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 78.9 252% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 726 DQ Write 1,239 DQ Mixed 986 747% 984 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 267%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 475GB free Firmware: X6104000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 379 386 384 394 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 437 Mixed 368 SusWrite 376 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.1 162% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 280 231% 330 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 86 87 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 81.4 Write 60.7 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 84.8 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 51%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 4GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 1167 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	5.44% Terrible	Read 20.3 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 5.5 10% 9.25 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.44% Great: 7%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 18GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 100 103 100 98 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 81.6 Write 83.2 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 98.4 107% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 43%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 120 122 123 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 107 Write 113 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 116 125% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 58%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 122GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 31 31 32 32 32 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 30.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 31 40% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 44%
ST375084 0AS 750GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 51GB free, PID 0277 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 9.9 7.3 9.1 7.9 7.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 18%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 96 91 91 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 92.5 123% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04HEEE35-12-K 2x8GB 937 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.4 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 79%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $45	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