Gigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '17 at 17:36
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 246
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 706
69% 567 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3777) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 79.7
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 66.1
65% 74.4 fps
MRender 68.5
Gravity 68.8
Splatting 74.6
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$268
447GB free
Firmware: E7FM04.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,308
Write 1,314
Mixed 1,494
376% 1,705 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 47.2
171% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 574
DQ Write 493
DQ Mixed 185
234% 417 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 249%
Great: 209%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 465
Write 242
Mixed 141
62% 283 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 49.1
4K Mixed 7.41
74% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 24.6
DQ Write 34
DQ Mixed 6.52
11% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
152GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 131
Write 164
Mixed 114
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 5.47
4K Mixed 0.47
180% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 22.7
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 24.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-H270-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 1,297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $383
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