Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive111% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte H170N-WIFI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170307
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 11 '17 at 06:36
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 212
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 427
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.59
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 107
Reflection 113
Parallax 103
87% 108 fps
Gravity 90.9
Splatting 92.1
81% 91.5 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 403
Mixed 409
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 40.3
180% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 95.6
118% 211 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 111%
Great: 115%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
220GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 72.5
Write 74.1
Mixed 49
82% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.04
4K Write 0.26
4K Mixed 0.06
11% 0.12 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.4% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 26.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 22.4
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-H170N-WIFI-CF Builds (Compare 432 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-H170N-WIFI - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $445
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HDDRAMUSB
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