Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.6% 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 Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170XP-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 21 '17 at 20:26
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 285
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 808
82% 663 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2109 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 116
Parallax 98.8
91% 109 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 97.7
81% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7b Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 473
Write 118
Mixed 180
56% 257 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 19.8
121% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 42.3
56% 99.9 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
619GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 139
Write 142
Mixed 140
106% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.35
4K Write 2.58
4K Mixed 0.37
145% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 109%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB
369GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 93.2
Mixed 87.2
68% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.32
72% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.4
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 88%

 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 1,775 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $485
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