Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive201% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170XP-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150724
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateJul 18 '17 at 20:44
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 92.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 247
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 619
65% 519 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.8% Very good
Lighting 91.5
Reflection 101
Parallax 90.4
75% 94.4 fps
MRender 86.7
Gravity 85.9
Splatting 73.8
66% 82.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 2,004
Write 1,175
Mixed 1,121
316% 1,433 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 19.5
115% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 19.4
105% 239 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 201%
Great: 254%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CV26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 149
Write 157
Mixed 152
115% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.19
84% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.3% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.4
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 23.5
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 117%

 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 1,777 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $485
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