Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.5% 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 Drive21.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 16 '18 at 17:21
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 (99th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 82.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 232
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 458
62% 460 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Lighting 74.3
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 66.5
61% 72.8 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 69.3
57% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 120GB-$80
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 27 59 13 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Read 447
Write 89.7
Mixed 157
SusWrite 43.3
40% 184 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.4
4% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 82%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
48GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 317 317 316 318 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 454
Mixed 402
SusWrite 332
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 58.6
187% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 114%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
193GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 141 141 143 143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 123
Write 120
Mixed 64
SusWrite 142
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.9% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 21.5
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.9%
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 4,618 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 - $174

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $398
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HDDRAMUSB
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