Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.6% 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	176% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$64 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 603 76% 579 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2452 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.6% Very poor	Lighting 3.67 Reflection 86.2 Parallax 85.5 3% 58.5 fps	MRender 90.7 Gravity 0.17 Splatting 81.7 49% 57.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1127 826 1037 1160 976 1172 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,542 Write 593 Mixed 1,054 SusWrite 1,050 236% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 43.7 165% 39.8 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 425GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 153 153 148 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 183 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 151 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 32GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 91 91 103 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 98.4 Write 117 Mixed 66 SusWrite 97.1 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 75%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 512GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 92 91 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 71 Write 68.9 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 90.3 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 12GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3466, 3466, 3466 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 29.2 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28.4 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 96%

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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%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	602x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	578x
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: $616

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) $29	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