Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.84% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive83.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '17 at 22:17
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Memory 24.6
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 166
49% 95.9 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 264
34% 257 Pts
64-Core 282
18% 282 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4364
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.84% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 7.92
Parallax 6.41
5% 6.84 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 5.37
Splatting 13.9
7% 8.28 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.84%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 482
Write 252
Mixed 304
76% 346 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 26.4
134% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 74.4
92% 159 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 124%
11GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Read 26.4
Write 16.3
Mixed 11.8
21% 18.2 MB/s
4K Read 5.48
4K Write 0.77
4K Mixed 0.54
65% 2.26 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
34.2% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10.8
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 11.4
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 288
14% 288 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 50%

 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 1,250 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $323
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