Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140328
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 10 '17 at 16:34
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 93
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 195
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 377
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.82% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.31
Parallax 6.62
3% 5.57 fps
MRender 9.24
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.82%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1222A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 389
Write 10.4
Mixed 198
43% 199 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 0.53
78% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 88.7
DQ Mixed 1.29
17% 36.9 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
808GB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 169
Mixed 171
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.32
96% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
125GB free
Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 67.9
Write 73.6
Mixed 35.4
44% 59 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.38
91% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85M-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 - $152

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $389
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