Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics87.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170623
Uptime14.8 Days
Run DateJul 14 '18 at 04:42
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 90%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 above expectations (70th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 84.7
2-Core 101
61% 92.4 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 235
31% 235 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 66%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2004 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 115
Parallax 109
92% 112 fps
MRender 94.5
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 97.7
79% 96.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 62 45 43 49 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
21.4% Poor
Read 23
Write 87.8
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 50.7
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 109%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB
24GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
9.15% Terrible
Read 18
Write 10.3
Mixed 20.3
SusWrite 14.5
21% 15.8 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.3
82% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 9.15%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.9% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 12
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 12.6
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.9%
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 1,213 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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