Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, 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.
Boot Drive	57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 20 '17 at 02:12
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (92^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 237 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 694 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 155 Parallax 131 126% 147 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 140 Splatting 110 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3433 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1776 (A8) Unknown 100 100 9 (AA) Unknown 100 100 17 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7143552 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 70 (DA) Unknown 100 100 8 (E7) Temperature 100 100 96 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7843	57.1% Above average	Read 475 Write 295 Mixed 358 83% 376 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 6.36 64% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 17.4 DQ Write 70 DQ Mixed 15.8 20% 34.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 99%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$70 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 157 154 11116 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 737 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1466 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 307 (10) Unknown 1 199 76694477730 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 81 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 781 (C2) HDA temperature 121 103 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.6% Excellent	Read 148 Write 153 Mixed 160 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 3.04 4K Mixed 0.64 167% 1.54 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 72 (03) Spinup time 129 129 25789464863 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3212 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1682 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3230 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3230 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 219042873378 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 127 127 25789792545 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2828 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10548 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1676 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2850 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2850 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 201863004199 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 49% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.7% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 19.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 21.5 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 88%

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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	601x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	574x
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	110x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16