Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.6% 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 Drive63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '21 at 04:11
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 86
1-Core 124
2-Core 234
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 635
66% 528 Pts
64-Core 615
38% 615 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.6% Below average
Lighting 43.7
Reflection 42.7
Parallax 59.2
36% 48.5 fps
MRender 44.2
Gravity 47.4
Splatting 31.8
33% 41.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 149 162 141 127 142 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
63% Good
Read 301
Write 134
Mixed 403
SusWrite 141
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 20.9
90% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 586
DQ Write 94.9
DQ Mixed 193
179% 291 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 63%
Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
903GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 199 197 197 196 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 174
Mixed 81
SusWrite 196
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Snap 32GB
29GB free, PID 55a5
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 11 11 11 10 11 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 24
Write 17.7
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 11.6
24% 18.5 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.9
174% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04HEEE35-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.2% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 22.6
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 20.4
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 79%

 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 1,251 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $323
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