Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.1% 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	129% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '18 at 15:05
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 113 2-Core 220 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 428 57% 428 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 372E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 25.3 Parallax 36.1 28% 31.9 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 32.6 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct250mx5 0 250GB 930 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 443 444 464 466 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 426 Mixed 412 SusWrite 454 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 61 215% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 151 171% 291 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 117%
KINGSTON 120GB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 111GB free Firmware: 0C3J SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 65 55 52 60 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 475 Write 366 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 85.7 56% 256 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.2 162% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 179 163% 248 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 540GB free Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 71 104 120 139 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 133 Write 67.3 Mixed 73 SusWrite 106 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 197 198 202 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 115 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 200 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30 11,890 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.4% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.5 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 90%

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	599x
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 $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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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