Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.85% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive48% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85-HD3  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '16 at 17:27
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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)
75.8% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 184
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 315
47% 343 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Asus(1043 048B) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.85% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 9.12
Parallax 9.69
6% 8.59 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 6.67
Splatting 7.96
6% 7.51 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.85%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 120GB-$30
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
48% Average
Read 372
Write 95.8
Mixed 179
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 7.1
83% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 78.6
DQ Mixed 1.51
26% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48%
Great: 66%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
905GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 184
Mixed 177
135% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2000 C10 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.4% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.17 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $337
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