Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	88.1% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	9.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 05:09
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 76.9 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 182 67% 117 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 311 40% 303 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 305 289 195 169 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 420 Write 378 Mixed 178 SusWrite 230 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 38.5 136% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 268 220% 316 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 119%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 92GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 81 91 90 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 160 Write 140 Mixed 31 SusWrite 89.2 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.8% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.7 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-H170M-DS3H-CF Builds (Compare 256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H-CF

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	93x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	40x
Core i5-6600Intel $130Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	24x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	17x

SSD
VR000240GWEPQ 240GBBench 58%, 16 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
BX200 240GBCrucial $36Bench 76%, 36,559 samples	6x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	10x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GBG.SKILL $65Bench 71%, 2,716 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	9x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $184

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16