Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.7% 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 Drive96.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170XP-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150724
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 03:23
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 407
49% 375 Pts
64-Core 411
26% 411 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Zotac(19DA 4527) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.7% Very good
Lighting 98.3
Reflection 89.7
Parallax 89.2
80% 92.4 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 85.8
Splatting 75.3
70% 87.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 303 275 264 205 202 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 427
Write 409
Mixed 286
SusWrite 248
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 45.7
159% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 278
226% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
499GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 124 126 123 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 142
Write 107
Mixed 74
SusWrite 124
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 114%
ST950032 5AS 500GB
186GB free, PID 2339
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 41 42 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Read 38
Write 36.5
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 41
48% 35.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.5% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.5
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 19.5
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170XP-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,781 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $539
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