Gigabyte GA-Gaming B8-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	88.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Gaming B8
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Gaming B8-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 15:51
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 88 2-Core 164 69% 115 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 391 42% 333 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 120 Parallax 113 89% 114 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 102 Splatting 107 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 465 358 290 290 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 466 Mixed 450 SusWrite 357 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 63.3 212% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB 6,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 107GB free Firmware: DXT06L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 221 242 218 227 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 437 Write 143 Mixed 163 SusWrite 221 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 24.1 115% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 61.5 96% 188 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 80%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 255GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 89 90 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 85.2 Write 78.2 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 87.6 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 864GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 151 152 151 150 148 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 110 SusWrite 150 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 184 188 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 174 Mixed 105 SusWrite 187 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 189 189 190 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 172 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 189 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 24.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 102%

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Gaming 29%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 25%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Gaming B8-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	106x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	91x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	16x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GBCorsair $25Bench 42%, 47,473 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	10x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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