Gigabyte GA-Gaming B8-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.3% 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 Drive83.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemGigabyte Gaming B8
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Gaming B8-CF  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '19 at 20:23
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 76.4
2-Core 196
68% 120 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 399
53% 398 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Device(1B4C 1138) 2GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35.3% Below average
Lighting 45.8
Reflection 44.1
Parallax 39.3
37% 43.1 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 40.5
Splatting 35.9
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 256GB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT07D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 246 252 250 254 254 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 449
Write 260
Mixed 190
SusWrite 247
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 26.5
121% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 77
122% 235 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
465GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 133 134 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 133
Write 124
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 134
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
464GB free
Firmware: AM002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 108 107 108 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 107
63% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 19.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Gaming B8-CF Builds (Compare 459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Gaming B8-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $254
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