Gigabyte GA-B85N PHOENIX-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B85N PHOENIX
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85N PHOENIX-CF  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140704
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 21:49
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
60.7% Good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 92
2-Core 181
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 351
31% 263 Pts
64-Core 312
19% 312 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 72%
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)
3.67% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 6.44
3% 5.56 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.48
5% 5.91 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.67%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 115 122 116 103 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 297
Write 331
Mixed 269
SusWrite 137
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 26
108% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 85.3
DQ Write 19.2
DQ Mixed 29.6
28% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 124%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
749GB free
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1099 1310 1319 1239 921 1039 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 778
Write 1,301
Mixed 973
SusWrite 1,154
239% 1,052 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 62.2
152% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 250
168% 207 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 160%
Great: 295%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
61GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 140 140 115 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 142
Write 77.9
Mixed 69
SusWrite 133
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.7
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-079.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 18.5
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85N PHOENIX-CF Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85N PHOENIX-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $267
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