Gigabyte GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics54% 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 Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte B150M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170704
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 17 '17 at 14:37
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 251
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 502
67% 501 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 68.3
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 62.1
56% 67 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 61.7
Splatting 55.7
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK10D7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 438
Write 260
Mixed 318
75% 339 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 6.82
72% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 6.6
72% 171 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
922GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 183
Mixed 167
137% 182 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.35
101% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 24.5
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.5
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF Builds (Compare 116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $321
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