Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.6% 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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20141029
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 09 '18 at 16:50
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 211
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 587
58% 475 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4332
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.84% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 6.92
Parallax 6.97
3% 5.91 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 7.91
5% 6.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.84%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 64GB-$39
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140516
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 80 79 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 476
Write 78.8
Mixed 128
SusWrite 79.3
41% 191 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 34
124% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 27
DQ Write 76.3
DQ Mixed 48.2
38% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
272GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 108 108 107 112 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 117
Write 108
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 106
66% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 0.5
207% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-084.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
31% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.87 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 8.8
28% 9.63 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 31%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85M-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,436 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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