Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	87.2% 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.
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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	13.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '18 at 07:47
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 571 76% 570 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1538 MHz, MLim: 1919 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2364 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1233 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 67 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (A4) Unknown 100 100 46051 (A5) Unknown 100 100 119 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 43 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 13 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 133 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1015841 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 8 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 431229 (F2) Unknown 100 100 503425 (F5) Unknown 100 100 736816	87.2% Excellent	Read 523 Write 432 Mixed 470 106% 475 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 22.8 125% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 22.3 30% 53 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 177GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 108 (03) Spinup time 120 120 51578929752 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6444 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 36 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 46091 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1134 (C0) Power-off retract count 90 90 12637 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 12637 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 249108561960 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	52% Above average	Read 81.5 Write 99.6 Mixed 93.1 69% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.35 85% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 18GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 100 (03) Spinup time 119 119 51579322975 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4825 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 35 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 48185 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1296 (C0) Power-off retract count 87 87 15663 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 15663 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 249108627496 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	41.6% Average	Read 73 Write 71.7 Mixed 64.8 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.34 81% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 28.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 86%

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	599x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	572x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	159x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	261x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	154x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	146x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	108x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $485

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16