Asus B85M-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
MotherboardAsus B85M-E  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140808
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 22 '20 at 22:29
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 95.2
2-Core 188
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 359
46% 345 Pts
64-Core 347
22% 347 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gainward(10B0 1401) 2GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Lighting 48.9
Reflection 47.8
Parallax 42.7
40% 46.5 fps
MRender 41
Gravity 43.4
Splatting 38.2
33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 43 45 48 47 46 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 422
Write 43.7
Mixed 112
SusWrite 47.9
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 10.9
93% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 33.3
DQ Mixed 5.6
22% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35
170GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 1.5 1 5.5 12 9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 31.2
Write 1.5
Mixed 0.5
SusWrite 6
7% 9.8 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 60%

 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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