Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.8% 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	75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 05:54
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	70%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 423 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 64.2 59% 69.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX930 240GB-$80 1,536 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.9E SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 316 283 285 283 187 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 470 Write 399 Mixed 289 SusWrite 277 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 33.9 121% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22.1 DQ Write 94.1 DQ Mixed 35 34% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 113%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 462GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1927 1037 836 833 832 828 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,364 Write 2,153 Mixed 1,768 SusWrite 1,049 411% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 80.8 264% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 802 603% 797 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 825GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 176 176 176 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 74 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 176 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 7GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.4 4.8 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	8.93% Terrible	Read 42 Write 1 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 4.7 10% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.93% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 2,352 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 27 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 23.8 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 104%

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Gaming 62%

Destroyer

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