Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170307
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateApr 21 '17 at 09:03
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 653
65% 528 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 371C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.3% Good
Lighting 80.2
Reflection 79
Parallax 65.4
65% 74.9 fps
MRender 71.9
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 71.4
59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
46% Average
Read 429
Write 183
Mixed 237
62% 283 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 9.54
56% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 17.4
DQ Write 39.1
DQ Mixed 8.75
12% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 46%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
275GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 113
Write 104
Mixed 68.4
71% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.38
122% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 74%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
203GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 99.3
Write 97.9
Mixed 92.9
73% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.36
90% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 24.7
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 85%

 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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