Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140704
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 28 '21 at 13:09
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 187
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 385
51% 383 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
Asus(1043 836D) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.54
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
3.33% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 6
Parallax 1.3
3% 3.77 fps
MRender 5.6
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.3
4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.33%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG870400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 209 156 189 195 193 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 405
Write 291
Mixed 237
SusWrite 190
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 23.7
4K Mixed 3.1
40% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 63.5
DQ Mixed 5.8
26% 59.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
488GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 166 168 168 168 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 108
Mixed 85
SusWrite 167
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
29.4% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.3
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85M-DS3H Builds (Compare 822 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H - $68

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $246
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