Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 09:25
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 61.5 1-Core 90.5 2-Core 160 59% 104 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 480 48% 393 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.5% Very good	Lighting 92.2 Reflection 87.7 Parallax 94.9 75% 91.6 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 82.6 Splatting 69.5 70% 88.5 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Inte SSDSCKJW120H6 120GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 242 Write 183 Mixed 194 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 25.9 99% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 102 95% 147 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 77%
Inte SSDSCKJW120H6 120GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 9GB free Firmware: RG11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 295 Write 183 Mixed 217 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 25.9 100% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 74.4 88% 153 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 77%
WD WD30EZRX-00MMMB0 3TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 750GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 113 113 111 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 111 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.1 86% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 73%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 756GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 101 103 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 105 Write 106 Mixed 60 SusWrite 102 126% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB 3,384 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 123 32% 123 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	305x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	248x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	190x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	153x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	31x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	49x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	41x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	32x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $323

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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