Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 13:03
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 170 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 164 22% 165 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 2272) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 47.6 32% 40.8 fps	MRender 31.1 Gravity 34.6 Splatting 39.9 29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 160 162 170 162 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 358 Write 251 Mixed 239 SusWrite 163 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 36.6 131% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 214 165% 224 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 85%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 72.3 Write 35 Mixed 54.5 41% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
ST3250410AS 250GB 43GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5 4.9 5 4.9 4.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	8.7% Terrible	Read 28 Write 25 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 5 26% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.83 MB/s

Seagate Desktop 8TB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4TB free, PID 3343 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 23.3 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 4.9 24% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 143% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 20 Write 21 Mixed 22 SusWrite 4.9 23% 17 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 145% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 490GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.9 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 21.5 Write 23.5 Mixed 22 SusWrite 4.9 24% 18 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 72%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 131GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 22.8 Write 22.5 Mixed 18.3 SusWrite 4.9 22% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.5 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 76%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 4.9 5 4.9 4.9 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 24.8 Mixed 23 SusWrite 5 26% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 21.3 Write 22.8 Mixed 22 SusWrite 4.9 24% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 933GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 24.7 Mixed 23 SusWrite 4.9 25% 19 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 4x4GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.1% Average	MC Read 11 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14.2 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	250x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	229x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	115x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	182x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	78x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	69x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	49x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x4GBKingstonBench 28%, 3,143 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	23x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $247

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16