Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte B250M-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171108
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 16:30
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 209
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 409
54% 404 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.3% Good
Lighting 80.4
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 69.3
66% 72.3 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 74
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 57 61 122 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 122
Write 119
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 78.2
73% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 96%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB
369GB free, PID 25a1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 69 69 70 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Read 88.7
Write 93.8
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 69.3
101% 76 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 58%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB
103GB free, PID 0810
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 69 70 74 94 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 77.5
Write 34
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 71.6
71% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.8% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 10.1
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 8.3
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B250M-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 2,487 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H - $85

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $324
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