Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.7% 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)
Boot Drive	84.7% 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.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '21 at 04:06
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700T 9,225 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 222 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 600 65% 514 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.7% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 41.8 35% 43.7 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 36.6 32% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 211 207 217 213 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 442 Write 406 Mixed 211 SusWrite 217 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 25.8 132% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 248 208% 302 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 111%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 157 160 162 162 159 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 116 Write 120 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 157 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 97%
WD WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 164 162 164 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 160 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 162 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.9 348% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%
MB4000GCWDC 4TB 677 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: HPGH SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 149 152 151 153 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 152 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD2 1315 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR2 1315 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD2 1315 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR2 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 74%

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Typical GA-H170M-DS3H-CF Builds (Compare 254 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H-CF

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	92x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	40x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	33x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	24x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	17x

SSD
VR000240GWEPQ 240GBBench 58%, 16 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
BX200 240GBCrucial $36Bench 76%, 36,559 samples	6x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	10x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GBG.SKILL $65Bench 71%, 2,716 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	9x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $184

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 $179	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