Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 12:33
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 209
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 423
56% 423 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 145
Parallax 126
111% 136 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 482
Write 111
Mixed 176
55% 256 MB/s
4K Read 9.87
4K Write 36.8
4K Mixed 8.79
46% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 24.3
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 6.86
27% 55.3 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 73%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB
668GB free
Firmware: 0143
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
23.3% Poor
Read 38.7
Write 42
Mixed 41.2
31% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.35
90% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 13.1
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 46%

 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $314
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