Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 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.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20161124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '17 at 17:07
Run Duration	432 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 100 2-Core 195 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 284 37% 277 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 53.6 Reflection 61 Parallax 86.8 44% 67.1 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 53.1 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 13 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 43013 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1330 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 149 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 393296 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 392 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 1 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 3428527479 (E8) Unknown 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 95 95 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0	34.3% Below average	Read 252 Write 79.7 Mixed 73 29% 135 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 5.93 55% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 43.6 DQ Mixed 34.4 39% 68.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 44%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 199 1263 (03) Spinup time 164 161 6766 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6165 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 42 42 43016 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1310 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 149 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 46 46 462103 (C2) HDA temperature 126 108 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 196 196 1385 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 199 197 342 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 194 128 1860	45.3% Average	Read 92.8 Write 65.3 Mixed 76.5 59% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 0.24 4K Mixed 0.22 53% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 67%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 11GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	4.14% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 2.89 Mixed 3.83 8% 8.14 MB/s	4K Read 3.97 4K Write 0.001 4K Mixed 0.001 15% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.14% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB 3,127 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.5% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 21.2 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 75%

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $343

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	880x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	844x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	559x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	694x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	529x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	326x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	166x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	118x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	89x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	68x

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Total price: $582

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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