Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive201% 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 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)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170307
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateNov 13 '20 at 01:06
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 74.3
1-Core 100
2-Core 208
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 346
48% 356 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 75.5
Parallax 73.4
61% 74.8 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 72.1
58% 71 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$166
559GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 754 821 808 815 812 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,513
Write 1,997
Mixed 922
SusWrite 799
294% 1308 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 40.6
152% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,236
DQ Write 805
DQ Mixed 1,059
779% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 183%
This bench: 201%
Great: 496%
WD Re 2TB-$54
1.5TB free
Firmware: 00.0NS03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 133 135 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 141
Write 135
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 134
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C17-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C17-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 23.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 20.2
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 91.8
44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 68.1%
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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