Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics56.8% 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 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.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171030
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateApr 01 '18 at 05:41
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
62.2% Good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 187
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 238
8-Core 329
36% 283 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.8% Above average
Lighting 70.7
Reflection 71.4
Parallax 68.7
58% 70.3 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 66.9
Splatting 68.1
55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 129
Write 108
Mixed 124
91% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.29
98% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB
255GB free, PID 0837
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 77.8
Write 71.8
Mixed 60.6
88% 70 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.17
68% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 18
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 88%

 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 4,608 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 - $343

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $582
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HDDRAMUSB
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