Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	218% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 19:55
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 242 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 466 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 60.6 54% 64.5 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 56.7 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1174 1186 1176 1167 1122 1108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1507 Write 1,187 Mixed 813 SusWrite 1,156 261% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 58.1 204% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 535 400% 541 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 220%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 44GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 120 125 116 94 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 449 Write 313 Mixed 328 SusWrite 121 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 37.4 150% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 199 172% 252 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 611GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 118 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 118 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 650GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 100 96 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 63.4 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 98 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD1 2x4GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.9% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 74%

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Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	599x
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	261x
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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $485

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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