Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive120% 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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte H170-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-HD3-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 11:17
Run Duration320 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 47%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 201
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 381
53% 392 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 109
Reflection 83.1
133% 96 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
486GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 474 466 467 460 469 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 426
Mixed 387
SusWrite 465
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 55.3
181% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 357
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
150GB free
Firmware: CC9C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 138 149 153 143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 105
Write 31.5
Mixed 34
SusWrite 97.1
49% 67 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB
371GB free, PID 0740
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 83 83 83 82 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Read 83.3
Write 83.4
Mixed 48.4
SusWrite 55
89% 67.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 25.3
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 22
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H170-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 693 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $526
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