Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime3 Days
Run DateNov 18 '19 at 03:00
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 189
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 410
54% 403 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.1% Average
Lighting 57.3
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 74.5
47% 66.1 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 55.8
Splatting 54.9
48% 59.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 167 6.2 48 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 490
Write 459
Mixed 299
SusWrite 112
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 23.1
102% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 58.2
DQ Mixed 85.6
67% 94.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 97%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 119 119 119 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 124
Write 116
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 119
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 20.8
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 87%

 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 1,252 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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