Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1776 x 1000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 06:23
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 212
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 572
59% 473 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
XFX(1682 3181) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
4.81% Terrible
Lighting 6.13
Reflection 6.38
Parallax 6.78
5% 6.43 fps
MRender 4.71
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 5.26
4% 5.45 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.81%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.K Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 462
Write 346
Mixed 376
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 10.1
92% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 63.7
100% 195 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.9% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 9.6
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 79%

 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 1,214 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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