Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 12:37
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 247
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 693
68% 558 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 84%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 525ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 81 79 78 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 137
Write 108
Mixed 98
SusWrite 78.7
24% 105 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 21.9
109% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 99.1
DQ Mixed 94.3
74% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 73%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
379GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 120 121 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
63% Good
Read 99.4
Write 102
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 120
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63%
Great: 86%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
253GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 79 78 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 87.7
Write 82.1
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 79.2
54% 74.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.7% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.1
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 22.4
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B250M-DS3H-CF Builds (Compare 4,616 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $414
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HDDRAMUSB
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