Asus VANGUARD B85

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	90.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus VANGUARD B85 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 12:46
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 91 2-Core 144 67% 108 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 305 39% 294 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.2% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 158 Parallax 147 117% 150 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 150 Splatting 0.3 37% 50.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 454 Write 384 Mixed 376 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 44.1 144% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 356 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Toshiba HDWD105 500GB-$49 9,420 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 37GB free Firmware: MS1OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 118 119 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 125 Write 166 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 119 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 2,175 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 19.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 63%

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Typical VANGUARD B85 Builds (Compare 418 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus VANGUARD B85 - $7,816

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	45x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	35x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	34x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	25x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x
SATA SSD 480GBKioxia-exceriaBench 78%, 7,893 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x

RAM
BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x4GBCrucialBench 53%, 1,688 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	8x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $7,994

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 $46

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