Gigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.4% 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 Drive106% 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.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161130
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMay 19 '17 at 19:50
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 678
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Lighting 67.7
Reflection 68.9
Parallax 93.8
55% 76.8 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 66
Splatting 58.9
53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 410
Mixed 417
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 39.1
162% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 105
123% 213 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
423GB free
Firmware: 16.01H16 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 117
Write 111
Mixed 106
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.43
112% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 69%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
201GB free
Firmware: SC12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 121
Write 129
Mixed 120
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.16
57% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.7
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.4
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H270-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 1,297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $383
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