Gigabyte GA-B250-HD3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
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 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 B250-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250-HD3-CF  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 20:55
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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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 i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 242
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 704
70% 572 Pts
64-Core 733
45% 733 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 140
Parallax 117
101% 127 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 102
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 413
Write 470
Mixed 376
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 59.8
205% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
65GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 142 147 148 146 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 142
Write 144
Mixed 91
SusWrite 146
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.4% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 15
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B250-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250-HD3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $315
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