Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.9% 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	109% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

12 days ago, 12 days ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150901
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 18:06
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$190 67,788 User benchmarks, average bench 75% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 231 86% 148 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 434 60% 436 Pts	64-Core 441 30% 441 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 339,830 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 36AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.9% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 52.6 Parallax 33.2 32% 41.9 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 36.9 34% 38.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$70 737,528 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 294 215 110 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 428 Mixed 368 SusWrite 180 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 59.8 203% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58 616,662 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 384GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 176 176 177 178 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 104 Mixed 72 SusWrite 175 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 16,192 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 242GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 74.4 Write 42.1 Mixed 47.4 SusWrite 76.1 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 23,698 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 155 155 153 157 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 99.9 Write 92.8 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 151 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 39,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 23 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 79%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $176Bench 71%, 190,776 samples	475x
Core i7-6700Intel $274Bench 76%, 192,184 samples	277x
Core i7-6700KIntel $267Bench 84%, 515,802 samples	169x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	246x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	141x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	97x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	90x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 647,981 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 106%, 531,607 samples	42x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 67%, 42,380 samples	56x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 45,494 samples	53x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 69%, 37,818 samples	49x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16