Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.7% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '17 at 12:17
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 200
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 416
56% 415 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.4% Good
Lighting 85.1
Reflection 83
Parallax 68.2
69% 78.7 fps
MRender 76
Gravity 78.5
Splatting 78.6
64% 77.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 482
Write 333
Mixed 337
85% 384 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 25.5
108% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 46
91% 187 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 99%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
929GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 152
Write 158
Mixed 152
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.27
103% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 19.9
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 88%

 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 1,254 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $314
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