Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170307
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMar 06 '19 at 08:55
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
47.4% Average
Memory 53.2
1-Core 77.9
2-Core 142
52% 90.9 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 239
32% 240 Pts
64-Core 252
16% 252 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
3.61% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 9.08
Parallax 5.91
5% 6.93 fps
MRender 0.14
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 0.13
1% 1.92 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.61%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
836GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 138 134 142 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 134
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 87%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
457GB free
Firmware: GG2OAF60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 99 100 100 100 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 104
Write 96.8
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 96.6
61% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
25.3% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 7.9
26% 9.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.3
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 42%

 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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