Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.7% 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 Drive41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 15:59
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 458
62% 461 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 65.5
Parallax 79.8
53% 70 fps
MRender 67.7
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 55.3
50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 38 57 40 36 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 400
Write 247
Mixed 18
SusWrite 55.8
39% 180 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 11.2
43% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 19.9
66% 141 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
628GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 157 159 159 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 165
Mixed 110
SusWrite 158
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.9% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 10.4
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 11.1
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 43%

 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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