Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 09:22
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 619 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 63.5 58% 68.7 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 56 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 155 156 157 157 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 438 Mixed 371 SusWrite 186 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.5 191% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 347 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 216 217 210 213 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 180 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 214 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 683GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 75 76 75 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 93.8 Write 88.6 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 75.3 106% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 16.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 17 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 - $100

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	179x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	143x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	122x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	125x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	76x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	70x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	38x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	35x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	30x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $337

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16