Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.1% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150908
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '16 at 18:59
Run Duration	392 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 704 74% 591 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3963) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 37.3 36% 41.2 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 33.7 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2471 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 668 (B1) Unknown 98 98 22 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 58 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 4 (F1) Unknown 99 99 11391743653
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 662GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 109609552 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 666 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 6211281 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2353 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 664 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 63 538574880 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 17912 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 73014444064 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -137335874255660 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3506333626 (F2) Unknown 100 253 45818813414	108% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 180 Mixed 169 136% 181 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.2 90% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 082A 2TB 759 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 579GB free, PID 082a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 89.5 Write 89.3 Mixed 80.5 111% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.19 66% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 43%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB 201 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 116GB free, PID 61f3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 326 Write 318 Mixed 319 413% 321 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 16.2 1,736% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 51.9 DQ Mixed 15.2 2,385% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 360%
Lexar Echo 16GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID a017 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	5.82% Terrible	Read 20.9 Write 5.87 Mixed 9.21 13% 12 MB/s	4K Read 6.35 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.01 24% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.82% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB 6,330 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 90%

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Typical GA-Z170XP-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,780 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	601x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	573x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	160x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	155x
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 $48Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16