Gigabyte GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics28.5% 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 Drive65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte B150M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170704
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 12 '17 at 16:25
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 253
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 506
67% 505 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1656 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.5% Poor
Lighting 20.4
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 61.7
17% 51 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 61
Splatting 57.2
52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK10D7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 351
Write 266
Mixed 239
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 7.69
91% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 3.57
64% 154 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
848GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 172
Mixed 156
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.35
116% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $321
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