Asus B85M-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus B85M-E  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '18 at 05:43
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 608
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 153
Parallax 143
118% 147 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 108
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 411
Mixed 444
101% 455 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 45.4
156% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 161
171% 285 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140
835GB free
Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 16.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B85M-E Builds (Compare 2,926 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus B85M-E - $106

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $343
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