Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte B250M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 16 '18 at 10:28
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 72.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 246
79% 146 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 396
60% 434 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 74.3
65% 77.4 fps
Splatting 74.3
76% 74.3 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 9.8 19 31 21 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Read 41.2
Write 47.8
Mixed 15
SusWrite 17.1
22% 30.3 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
22% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 70%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
520GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 76 74 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 86.5
Write 82.7
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 74.2
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125
364GB free
Firmware: JA2OA710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 69 69 69 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 62.3
Write 64.7
Mixed 26
SusWrite 68.6
40% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 57%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
364GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 67 69 71 65 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 66.2
Write 71.5
Mixed 47
SusWrite 68
46% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.7
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 20.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 95.6
42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF Builds (Compare 873 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $284
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