Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 08 '16 at 21:24
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 195
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 379
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.75% Terrible
Lighting 3.67
Reflection 6.27
Parallax 6.34
3% 5.43 fps
MRender 9.24
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.43
5% 6.31 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.75%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O080 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 485
Write 256
Mixed 268
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 16.8
4K Mixed 15.3
70% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 61.7
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 47.1
50% 80 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 92%
WD WD2500AVJS-63B6A 250GB
156GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 87.7
Write 86.5
Mixed 85.7
65% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.44
117% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 50%
Seagate Expansion 750GB
306GB free, PID 2312
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
40% Below average
Read 91.7
Write 92.8
Mixed 59.4
102% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.34
84% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 40%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 18.9
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 20.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85M-DS3H-A Builds (Compare 1,214 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-B85M-DS3H-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $247
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