Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.7% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte H170N-WIFI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	10.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 09:46
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 64.5 1-Core 97 2-Core 183 64% 115 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 192 30% 218 Pts	64-Core 160 10% 160 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 47 Parallax 42.2 38% 45.2 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 36.9 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB-$208 1,444 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 598 Write 438 Mixed 347 102% 461 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 38.3 128% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 403 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 226 194% 289 MB/s
Poor: 87% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 61GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 78 102 83 96 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 33.7 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 91.8 54% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 113%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 9GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 194 Write 150 Mixed 79.1 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 112%
Apple HDD HTS541010A9E632 1TB 1,114 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 16GB free Firmware: JA0AB5N0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 58 54 52 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 95.4 Write 98.6 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 56.1 55% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 60%
ST3000DM 007-1WY10G 3TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 5GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 87.4 Write 119 Mixed 79.4 126% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 65%
WDC WD10 EADS-00P8B0 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 7GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 45 44 43 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.2% Very poor	Read 37 Write 36.4 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 44.3 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 27%

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 way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.8 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 12.5 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 79%

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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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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI - $120

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	112x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	66x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	37x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	37x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
NVME SSD 128GBNetacBench 131%, 627 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	17x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	15x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $445

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 $177	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