Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	191% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	16.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 12:12
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 592 79% 591 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Lighting 76 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 70.2 62% 74.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 73 Splatting 67.8 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 265 270 267 269 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,264 Write 565 Mixed 639 SusWrite 284 152% 688 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 92.1 320% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 811 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 288 281% 461 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 236%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 36GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 104 109 97 95 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 81.9 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 99.1 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 75%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 319GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 139 140 137 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 144 Write 135 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 139 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 108%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$68 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 554GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 69.6 Write 74.3 Mixed 49.1 SusWrite 81.2 50% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 104%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 631GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 55 54 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 53.7 95% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 20GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3733, 3733, 3733, 3733 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.1% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 107%

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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	600x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	572x
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	108x
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 $178	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