Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161124
Uptime	16 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 22:40
Run Duration	371 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 437 64% 468 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 154 Parallax 146 124% 150 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 143 Splatting 111 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 161 135 171 185 172 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 99 100 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 84.7 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 101 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 98%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 481GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 91 95 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 81.5 Write 87.5 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 93.6 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 98%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 119 115 118 115 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 141 Write 116 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 117 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 98%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 272GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 91 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	56% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.7 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 91.6 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 83%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,551 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 40.2 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 14.8 24% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.8 231% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 102%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 144GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	9.56% Terrible	Read 34.2 Write 38.5 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 14.7 35% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.56% Great: 19%
MICRONET FANTOM DRIVE 2TB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 287GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 36 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 14.5 39% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 31%
WD My Book 25DA 8TB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 36.2 Mixed 28 SusWrite 21.2 40% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 67%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 492GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 34 Mixed 29 SusWrite 14.2 37% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 36.3 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 21.3 41% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 34.2 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 13.8 36% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 122% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 63%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 436GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 35.7 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 14 36% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 23.6 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270XP-SLI - $88

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	393x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	274x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	129x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GBXPGBench 246%, 21,659 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	19x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16