Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive80.5% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '16 at 19:30
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 87.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 221
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 440
58% 438 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST9320423AS 750GB
339GB free
Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
106% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 469
Mixed 483
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 38.5
144% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 69.4
122% 241 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
ST9320423AS 240GB
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.5% Excellent
Read 483
Write 354
Mixed 412
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 4.26
103% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 28.1
85% 181 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
841GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 161
Mixed 164
136% 181 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.94
4K Mixed 0.21
106% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40
289GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 85.3
Write 87.5
Mixed 71.4
61% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.41
94% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 51%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40
36GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 65.2
Write 55.3
Mixed 69.6
48% 63.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 0.91
4K Mixed 0.28
64% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
52.7% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,248 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $337
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