Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.3% 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 Drive	85.5% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores, 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 17:46
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 109 2-Core 224 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 588 62% 497 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1604 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Lighting 51.1 Reflection 48.2 Parallax 43.8 42% 47.7 fps	MRender 45.6 Gravity 44.5 Splatting 39.3 35% 43.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 36%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6891 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.67% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 7.22 6% 8.04 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 6.43 Splatting 14.2 9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.67% Great: 6%
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 22,369 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Device(0000 0000) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 267 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	3.22% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 3.47 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 4.62 Gravity 4.1 Splatting 3.09 3% 3.94 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.22% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-514 240GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 124 173 292 296 293 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 451 Write 297 Mixed 272 SusWrite 235 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 36.3 132% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 180 162% 246 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 525GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 181 178 178 181 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 96.8 Write 91 Mixed 68 SusWrite 178 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 112%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 152GB free Firmware: 0002YXM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 86.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 102 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 77%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 72 72 71 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 69 Write 65.5 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 70.7 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 43%
GB1000EAMYC 1TB 1,329 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 638GB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 101 100 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 93.7 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 100 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 63%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 456GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 81 83 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 87 Write 61.3 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 80.5 47% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 58%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 2GB 1,256 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 5406, SanDisk Cruzer 2GB Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.76% Terrible	Read 29.7 Write 6 Mixed 7 SusWrite 7.7 13% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.76% Great: 8%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,310 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 260GB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 61 65 64 61 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 77.2 Write 62.7 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 63.3 78% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 8,407 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 21.7 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 79%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	305x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	248x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	190x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	153x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	31x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	41x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	32x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $323

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16