Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 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 Drive195% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '18 at 22:24
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 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, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 429
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Lighting 39
Reflection 30.6
Parallax 36.8
32% 35.5 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 36.9
Splatting 35.4
30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 1096 955 906 998 821 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,036
Write 806
Mixed 719
SusWrite 952
197% 878 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 44.9
190% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 743
DQ Mixed 748
588% 818 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 195%
Great: 242%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
204GB free
Firmware: 02.03E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 59 67 66 58 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
31.4% Below average
Read 50
Write 51.7
Mixed 42
SusWrite 59.2
38% 50.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D4-2400-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.4% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 22.1
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.4%
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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