Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics83.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.4% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 01 '19 at 13:04
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 184
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 380
44% 341 Pts
64-Core 309
19% 309 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 108
Parallax 92
87% 102 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 93.1
Splatting 95.5
78% 94.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 650 120GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT01B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 47 43 38 37 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 417
Write 40.2
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 46.8
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 22.9
4K Mixed 19.6
74% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 15.1
DQ Mixed 41
44% 77 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 84%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
29GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,840
Write 1,399
Mixed 593
281% 1,277 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 49.8
186% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 900
DQ Write 708
DQ Mixed 592
500% 733 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 105 106 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 93.3
Write 91.2
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 107
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.1% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 21.5
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 19.1
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 90%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback