Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170704
Uptime3 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 14:24
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 38%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 188
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 536
55% 447 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 94.8
Reflection 104
Parallax 86.2
77% 95 fps
MRender 91.7
Gravity 94
Splatting 94.7
77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 398
Write 432
Mixed 272
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 35.2
126% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 14.1
64% 145 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
609GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 174 176 175 176 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 135
Mixed 84.3
SusWrite 174
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 22.5
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 20.2
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.1%
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 1,252 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $314
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