Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 21:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (96th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 220
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 632
62% 507 Pts
64-Core 623
38% 623 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 116
Parallax 98.8
87% 107 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 96.9
79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 296 292 283 286 283 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 436
Mixed 377
SusWrite 302
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 54.7
190% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 233
186% 257 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40
494GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 127 125 127 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 136
Write 136
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 126
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 24.1
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 21.8
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 85%

 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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