Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.3% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '18 at 08:50
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 221
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 423
57% 423 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 75.8
Parallax 68
63% 73.9 fps
MRender 80.3
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 61
56% 70.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 120GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP711PE0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 385
Write 339
Mixed 415
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 6.11
90% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 9.35
72% 160 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
554GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 171
Mixed 153
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.19
4K Write 2.79
4K Mixed 0.3
134% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
366GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 113
Write 103
Mixed 103
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.25
78% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1600KLN-4G Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.2% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 18.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 62.4
64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85M-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,434 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 - $152

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $389
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