Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 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 8.1 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '16 at 01:29
Run Duration60 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 99.7
2-Core 213
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 374
54% 397 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 77%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 86
Write 73.8
Mixed 78.2
60% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.08
4K Write 0.52
4K Mixed 0.1
25% 0.24 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
56.8% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.8
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 16.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B85M-DS3H-A Builds (Compare 1,214 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-B85M-DS3H-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $247
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