Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemGigabyte Z170XP-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160307
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 03 '20 at 01:17
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 269
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 529
68% 511 Pts
64-Core 531
33% 531 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.5% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 134
Parallax 126
102% 128 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 128
Splatting 111
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 192 188 181 192 189 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 428
Write 299
Mixed 242
SusWrite 192
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 37.8
123% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 232
200% 297 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82%
Great: 101%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB
681GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1570 820 681 851 855 857 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 1,432
Write 1,517
Mixed 1,272
SusWrite 939
290% 1,290 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 81.2
286% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,666
DQ Write 1,402
DQ Mixed 1,581
1,172% 1,550 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 271%
Great: 280%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59
952GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 81 87 85 88 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 138
Write 139
Mixed 88
SusWrite 85.6
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04HEEE35-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 79%

 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 1,781 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $536
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