Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	146% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte H170-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161107
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '17 at 12:57
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 99 2-Core 171 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 300 38% 286 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 65 55% 69.2 fps	MRender 75.5 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 59.1 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GB 2,691 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,115 Write 580 Mixed 703 176% 799 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 39.7 175% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 146 151% 249 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 161%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 89044680 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1510 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 595889335 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10322 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1604 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 12886474796 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 46 655556645 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 498 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1999 (C2) HDA temperature 37 54 60129542181 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -93338229264608 (F1) Unknown 100 253 59192734730 (F2) Unknown 100 253 143419941484	105% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 171 Mixed 143 126% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.59 196% 2.24 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 230GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 90 (03) Spinup time 76 76 8170 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11022 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 18392 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3445 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 9 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 9 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 49 587989027 (C2) HDA temperature 64 47 638320676 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 3957205 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	46.3% Average	Read 75.5 Write 85.6 Mixed 71.2 58% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.48 107% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 171GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 99 6 (03) Spinup time 75 75 8220 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14239 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13945 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3447 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 3 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 50 537657374 (C2) HDA temperature 69 46 638320671 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 40506 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	43.5% Average	Read 75.2 Write 75.9 Mixed 76.8 57% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.5 125% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x4GB 2,440 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 17 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 76%

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Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	204x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	158x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	71x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	66x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	15x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $55Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	35x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	33x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	20x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16