Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.5% 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	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '20 at 18:39
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 765 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

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: 451.67 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 61.5 53% 65.2 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 62 Splatting 55.1 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 115 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 474 Write 198 Mixed 376 SusWrite 88 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45 163% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 246 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 92%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 94GB free Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 54 55 54 55 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 392 Write 445 Mixed 381 SusWrite 91.6 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 47.3 164% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 248 207% 298 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 92%
Intel SSDSCKJF180A5L 180GB 327 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 84GB free Firmware: LUDi SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 172 171 183 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 343 Write 256 Mixed 266 SusWrite 178 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 37.6 152% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 142 128% 199 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 82%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 397GB free Firmware: AM003M SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 94.6 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 103 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 60%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 781GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 130 130 129 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 71.6 Write 92.7 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 129 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB 3,384 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 22.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 20 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	598x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	571x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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