Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170307
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '17 at 21:13
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 228
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 458
61% 455 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4590
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.48% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 10
Parallax 6.56
6% 7.79 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 14.2
8% 9.68 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.48%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2176 MHz, MLim: 2242 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 121
Parallax 99.8
96% 113 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 106
Splatting 108
87% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 395
Mixed 408
97% 438 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 47.7
176% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 26.7
96% 212 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
538GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 122
Write 135
Mixed 115
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 2.58
4K Mixed 0.44
122% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 75%
WD My Passport 2TB
915GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 79.3
Write 72.2
Mixed 62.4
90% 71.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.15
55% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 44%
WD My Book 1TB
51GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 33.7
Write 35.3
Mixed 33.8
44% 34.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.29
76% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]191[F/T] 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
73% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 21.8
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 73%
Great: 81%

 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $314
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