Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive217% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 05 '17 at 02:45
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 657
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1610 MHz, MLim: 1980 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 79.3
Reflection 78.8
Parallax 69.2
65% 75.8 fps
MRender 84.2
Gravity 73
Splatting 66.7
60% 74.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.2.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,825
Write 1,082
Mixed 1,331
313% 1,413 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 53.1
198% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 126
167% 298 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 217%
Great: 181%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
105GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 500
Write 159
Mixed 230
65% 296 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 15.6
123% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 42.9
68% 130 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
431GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 166
Mixed 166
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.27
85% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.4% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 20.5
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 21.9
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 110%

 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 1,251 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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