Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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.
Boot Drive112% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170XP-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 17:05
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 242
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 641
65% 528 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 143
Parallax 142
123% 145 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 125
Splatting 102
106% 134 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 290 203 163 132 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 480
Mixed 356
SusWrite 230
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 58
197% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
440GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 93 92 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 105
Write 100
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 91.3
68% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.8% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 21.4
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 22
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 107%

 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 1,774 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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