Gigabyte GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B150M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B150M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '18 at 18:06
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 313
40% 300 Pts
64-Core 330
20% 330 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.4% Good
Lighting 79.7
Reflection 78.8
Parallax 66.7
65% 75.1 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 70
57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 102
Write 96.8
Mixed 103
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.34
78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 59%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB
687GB free, PID 61b6
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 88.8
Write 96
Mixed 77.9
113% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.34
86% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 21.6
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 21.8
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.2%
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 115 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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