Gigabyte GA-Z370XP SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.2% 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)
Boot Drive	256% 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	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.

System	Gigabyte Z370XP SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370XP SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '18 at 02:00
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 899 88% 720 Pts	64-Core 1107 68% 1107 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3691) 2GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 40.9 40% 45.3 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,235 Write 1,399 Mixed 1,224 357% 1,619 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 48.7 204% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 517 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 28.6 134% 305 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 367GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,193 Write 1,423 Mixed 1,277 360% 1,631 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50.1 211% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 549 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 203 225% 383 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 82GB free Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14765 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 70 (A5) Unknown 100 100 8454248 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 27 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 945 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 53 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 79 60 257699151893 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 124554969117 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1460 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2140 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1815 (F2) Unknown 253 253 17058 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	69.2% Good	Read 496 Write 311 Mixed 276 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 14.9 87% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 28.4 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 30.9 48% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 107%
Samsung Portable SSD T1 1TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 61GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 429 Write 421 Mixed 430 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 29.1 94% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 71.5 74% 119 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 79%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 1,740 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 7.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 320 Write 349 Mixed 245 228% 305 MB/s	4K Read 2.24 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.97 249% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 262%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 119 Write 118 Mixed 91.5 138% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.65 4K Mixed 0.22 100% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 100%
Seagate FreeAgent 640GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 152GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 34.8 Mixed 28.9 41% 32.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.36 57% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 18%
WD 5000AAJ External 500GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 36GB free, PID 0910 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 35.7 Mixed 35.3 46% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.27 70% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 19.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 21.7 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 103%

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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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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370XP SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	722x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	240x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	189x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	187x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	124x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	38x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples	80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	38x

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Total price: $629

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