Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% 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	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.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150724
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '21 at 21:55
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 676 74% 583 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 153 Parallax 153 128% 154 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 354 Write 345 Mixed 245 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 12.7 94% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 85.5 107% 186 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 447GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 477 470 460 463 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 455 Mixed 425 SusWrite 468 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 58.1 208% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 833GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 165 165 164 165 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 147 Write 148 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 163 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 109%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 113 115 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 124 Write 104 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 113 134% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.8 315% 3.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.5 376% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR1 1315 CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR2 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 15.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 78%

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Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	601x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	575x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	162x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	146x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	110x
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 $48Bench 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	43x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16