Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	103% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 08:01
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 709 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 702 43% 702 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% EVGA(3842 1580) 1.5GB CLim: 962 MHz, MLim: 1087 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 353.62 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 22% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: X312 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 187 168 203 156 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 454 Mixed 318 SusWrite 193 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 49.7 194% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 136 137% 223 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 3,622 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 16 16 16 13 8.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 69.8 Write 30.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 16.4 45% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.6 146% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G 9905625-062.A00G 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.1% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

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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 $109Bench 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 $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 $273	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 $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 $40	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