Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85-HD3-A  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150917
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '18 at 22:33
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 199
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 535
59% 465 Pts
64-Core 531
33% 531 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-128M6S-HP 128GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC71705
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 258 261 224 135 258 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.2% Above average
Read 283
Write 208
Mixed 179
SusWrite 230
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 42.8
4K Mixed 20.1
67% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 150
139% 214 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
571GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 133 134 148 143 135 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 10.7
Write 27.5
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 124
33% 45.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
32% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLGF65F-C8KL9A 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
56.6% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85-HD3-A Builds (Compare 210 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $245
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