Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '19 at 00:54
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$170 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 219 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 634 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 199 Parallax 200 151% 195 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 185 Splatting 127 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 868 Write 580 Mixed 578 150% 675 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 50 187% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 556 DQ Mixed 317 269% 383 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 94GB free Firmware: MU02.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,875 Write 43.7 Mixed 88.5 347% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 787 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 5.9 1,201% 265 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 248GB free Firmware: N1007C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 489 Write 413 Mixed 298 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 40.6 146% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 159 128% 179 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: CC49 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 11 Write 8.5 Mixed 15.5 9% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.5 215% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 238GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,676 Write 39.7 Mixed 76.8 1,144% 1,597 MB/s	4K Read 782 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.7 33,157% 263 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 440GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 178 Write 140 Mixed 86.7 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.7 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 87%

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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 $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	602x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	577x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	162x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	263x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	146x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	111x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	44x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16