Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85-HD3  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140704
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJan 22 '18 at 23:15
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 102
2-Core 206
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 366
51% 376 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.7% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.27
Parallax 6
3% 5.35 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.35
5% 5.87 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.7%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 161
Mixed 131
116% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.2
78% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 108%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB
6GB free, PID 0723
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
4.35% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 8.39
Mixed 8.29
11% 9.11 MB/s
4K Read 3.86
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.02
16% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.35%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.8% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.9
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,239 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-B85-HD3 - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $337
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