Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics85.9% 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 Drive95.1% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateMar 27 '19 at 03:23
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 202
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 308
42% 315 Pts
64-Core 310
19% 310 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 111
Parallax 94.1
88% 105 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 99.7
81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
472GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 247 243 286 258 277 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 346
Mixed 262
SusWrite 264
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 43.1
147% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 209
188% 289 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
321GB free
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 148 146 149 148 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 153
Write 132
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 148
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.9% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.6
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 12.1
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H170-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 1,256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $314
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