Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z170XP-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151012
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateSep 26 '18 at 08:11
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 282
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 795
80% 648 Pts
64-Core 791
49% 791 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 88 86 88 83 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 156
Write 93.2
Mixed 121
SusWrite 85.7
26% 114 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 31.3
142% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 103
82% 116 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 181 181 180 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 126
Mixed 30
SusWrite 180
91% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 64GB-$13
18GB free, PID a205
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 43.3
Write 35
Mixed 36.2
SusWrite 35.3
50% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
18% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 15%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.4
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 24
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170XP-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,776 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $485
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