Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 05:32
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 99.7 2-Core 205 73% 129 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 377 50% 376 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.7.2 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 56 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 77.2 46% 64.2 fps	MRender 58.5 Gravity 59 Splatting 43.3 43% 53.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 330 325 316 309 301 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 432 Mixed 366 SusWrite 319 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 39.4 158% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 252 217% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 342GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 65 65 67 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 96.7 Write 95.1 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 65.5 66% 88 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 76%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 140GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 43 48 49 47 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 85.3 Write 65.2 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 47.4 48% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA USB DRV 16GB 1,979 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 14GB free, PID 1400 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 18 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	9.82% Terrible	Read 26 Write 16.5 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 16.9 23% 18 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.2 74% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 9.82% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-024.A00G 9905678-014.A00G 8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.3% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 23: 3R 1G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
23%	43%	21	106	6	144	27"	1920 1080	AUS27AF VG278

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 33%

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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	174x

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	31x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $314

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16