Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 25 '18 at 08:09
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 200
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 430
56% 425 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
Asus(1043 8586) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.1% Very poor
Lighting 19.9
Reflection 20.6
Parallax 17.4
16% 19.3 fps
MRender 27
Gravity 20.4
Splatting 21.7
19% 23.1 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 477
Write 256
Mixed 266
73% 333 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 28
115% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 69.2
94% 177 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 123%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 99.3
Write 94.6
Mixed 86.3
119% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.18
66% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-027.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.8% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 20.1
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 16.4
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 75%

 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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