Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.9% 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 Drive	256% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	11.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 20:30
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 235 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 445 61% 451 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 111 Parallax 115 98% 115 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 104 Splatting 93.9 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1130 1316 1190 1067 967 978 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,687 Write 1,422 Mixed 1,206 SusWrite 1,108 304% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 70.7 242% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,123 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 1,031 774% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 347%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 108 108 107 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 95.1 Mixed 13.4 SusWrite 107 56% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 379GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 95 96 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 86.1 Mixed 70 SusWrite 95.1 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 76%
WDC WD30 EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18% Very poor	Read 40.9 Write 38.2 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 21 42% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.27 MB/s

HGST HTS 545050A7E380 500GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 466GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 44 Write 39.1 Mixed 35.4 SusWrite 21.2 46% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 19.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	120	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	601x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	574x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	160x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	262x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	155x
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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16