Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '19 at 03:25
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 1.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 87.4
2-Core 159
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 204
8-Core 209
28% 206 Pts
64-Core 205
13% 205 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3672) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
65.1% Good
Lighting 83.5
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 80.3
68% 82 fps
MRender 80.6
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 66
59% 73.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 240GB-$76
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 89 52 89 38 45 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 484
Write 339
Mixed 327
SusWrite 75.1
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 20.9
114% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 0.2
43% 106 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 68%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 149 149 150 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 153
Write 147
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 149
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 20
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 17.9
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 63%
Great: 97%

 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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