Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141029
Uptime15.3 Days
Run DateDec 17 '17 at 17:14
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 73.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
75% 136 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 595
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1492 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Lighting 66.1
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 68.3
54% 68.3 fps
MRender 77
Gravity 62.3
Splatting 56.6
52% 65.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 2TB
477GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
92.1% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 150
Mixed 133
114% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.15
59% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.5% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 18
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 11.3
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 93.4
43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85M-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,448 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 - $152

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $389
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