Gigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56% 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 Drive110% 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-H270-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 15 '18 at 14:42
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 464
56% 432 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56% Above average
Lighting 69.5
Reflection 69
Parallax 64.1
57% 67.5 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 65.2
Splatting 66
55% 67.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 382
Mixed 412
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 45.9
170% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 114
140% 249 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
41GB free
Firmware: R112 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 499
Write 121
Mixed 196
59% 272 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 15.5
121% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 45.1
66% 124 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 81%
HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB-$94
7.5TB free
Firmware: A4GNT514 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 163
Mixed 171
132% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.69
147% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
228GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 63.1
Write 57.4
Mixed 66.6
47% 62.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.29
79% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 62%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
9GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 75.9
Write 60.3
Mixed 60.5
49% 65.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.06
4K Mixed 0.16
61% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 28.2
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.3
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 88%

 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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