Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32% 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 Drive54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150915
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '22 at 18:10
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 above expectations (79th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 685
67% 550 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3201) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32% Below average
Lighting 40.5
Reflection 44.3
Parallax 39.3
33% 41.4 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 38.6
Splatting 34.6
30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 120GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0412A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 47 45 49 44 48 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 457
Write 305
Mixed 95.4
SusWrite 54.9
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 9.9
80% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 22.2
74% 155 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 91%
Pm991 NVMe Samsung 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: 25305039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 674 178 205 204 204 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 853
Write 812
Mixed 748
SusWrite 278
151% 673 MB/s
4K Read 55.1
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 75
263% 96.1 MB/s
DQ Read 505
DQ Write 858
DQ Mixed 556
457% 640 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 163%
Great: 163%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 26.4
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 27.7
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 91%

 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 1,778 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: $534
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