Gigabyte GA-Gaming B8-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Gaming B8
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Gaming B8-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateNov 23 '17 at 19:41
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 below expectations (30th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 223
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 350
44% 334 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.7% Good
Lighting 77.2
Reflection 80
Parallax 69.3
63% 75.5 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 73.5
Splatting 71.9
59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
874GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 171
Mixed 159
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.25
106% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
2TB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
41% Average
Read 96.7
Write 96
Mixed 90.4
121% 94.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.21
75% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FA11 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.8% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.7
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 14.9
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns

 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 457 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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