Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 DDR3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37% 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	91.1% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte H170-HD3 DDR3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 DDR3-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161227
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 09:08
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 81.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 236 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 680 69% 557 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 26.20.15029.27017 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 46.5 Reflection 51.2 Parallax 55 38% 50.9 fps	MRender 52 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 37 35% 44 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219 4,220 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 200 212 211 211 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 265 Mixed 276 SusWrite 203 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44 166% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 250 195% 269 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 220GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 109 108 109 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 103 Write 85 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 107 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 43GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 63 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 69.7 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 63.2 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 142GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 31 14 4.5 19 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 49.5 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 23.7 27% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 36GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 82 87 90 95 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 61.3 Write 66.2 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 89.3 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,551 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.97% Terrible	Read 2 Write 1.2 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 1.4 1% 1.6 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 0.97% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-056.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 DDR3-CF

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	27x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	21x
Core i5-6400Intel $78Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	19x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	11x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	9x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
CS900 480GBPNY $42Bench 79%, 17,946 samples	4x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	7x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $167

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16