Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '18 at 03:08
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.7% Good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 81.5
2-Core 145
62% 103 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 454
45% 367 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36CF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.5% Good
Lighting 63.3
Reflection 96.3
Parallax 111
52% 90.2 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 102
Splatting 96.6
81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
34GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 486
Write 271
Mixed 161
67% 306 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 23.6
109% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 61.3
76% 136 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 110%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
143GB free
Firmware: 2AR20002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 85.6
Write 72
Mixed 32.3
46% 63.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.23
80% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 85.3
Write 90.4
Mixed 19.5
47% 65.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.42
80% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 80%

 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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