Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.1% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85-HD3  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130509
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 26 '19 at 18:04
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
67.4% Good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 187
65% 115 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 355
47% 351 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 111
Parallax 110
85% 108 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 88
76% 93.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
725GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 345 381 374 373 374 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 373
Write 377
Mixed 346
SusWrite 356
82% 363 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 24.3
86% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 354
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
0GB free
Firmware: CC43
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 168
Write 129
Mixed 58.7
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 2.6
444% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 112%
WD Green 500GB (2012)
462GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 146 147 147 146 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 142
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 146
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 90%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
53.7% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 18.1
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,243 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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HDDRAMUSB
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