Gigabyte GA-H270-HD3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.3% is a below average 3D score (GTX 1070 = 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	127% 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.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

System	Gigabyte H270-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H270-HD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '17 at 16:28
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i5-7500-$192 26,863 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	SC Int 113 SC Float 121 SC Mixed 117 94% 117 Pts	QC Int 425 QC Float 439 QC Mixed 432 98% 432 Pts	MC Int 432 MC Float 445 MC Mixed 447 66% 442 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 120 Reflection 74.1 Parallax 158 41% 117 fps	MRender 57.5 Gravity 111 Splatting 81.1 36% 83.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 44%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 3,867 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 348GB free Firmware: 1.0. SYSTEM 4KALIGNED Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 947 Write 958 Mixed 453 174% 786 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 6.2 72% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 15.1 DQ Write 480 DQ Mixed 92.1 118% 196 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 150%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 4,033 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 156GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ !4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 148 136 3558 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 628 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4359 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 603 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 266 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 361 (C2) HDA temperature 101 73 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	52.2% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 88.2 Mixed 86.5 67% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.39 101% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 72%
WD RE4 250GB (2010)-$30 340 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 13GB free Firmware: 01.01S01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 8 (03) Spinup time 145 139 3750 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3800 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 40001 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1477 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1341 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2458 (C2) HDA temperature 100 97 43 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	45.9% Average	Read 79.9 Write 79.4 Mixed 75.1 59% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 0.47 140% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 78%
WD 1600BEV External 160GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 81GB free, PID 0702 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 34 Write 38.1 Mixed 15.2 36% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.31 69% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$180 12,944 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 95%

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Gaming 70%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270-HD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $290Bench 87%, 37,600 samples	199x
Core i5-7500Intel $192Bench 80%, 26,863 samples	173x
Core i5-7600KIntel $216Bench 95%, 55,411 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 71%, 236,054 samples	176x
GTX 1070Nvidia $447Bench 100%, 282,479 samples	124x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 39%, 131,721 samples	112x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 94%, 270,334 samples	97x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $120Bench 218%, 98,979 samples	44x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $137Bench 96%, 197,216 samples	37x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $172Bench 72%, 22,355 samples	45x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $170Bench 74%, 14,344 samples	43x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 11,070 samples	30x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $832

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $330	Nvidia GTX 1070 $447	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $80
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $170	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $290	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $137
Intel Core i7-7700K $290	AMD RX 480 $350	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $190	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $70
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $931	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $204	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12