Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180410
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 256 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 710 67% 558 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKR120H6 120GB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036E SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 62 62 62 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 492 Write 364 Mixed 328 SusWrite 73.4 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47 168% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 232 181% 248 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 80GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 87 86 85 83 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 133 Write 111 Mixed 105 SusWrite 83.5 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 26.1 119% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 89.2 74% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 674GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 212 217 214 214 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 151 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 211 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 112%
Verbatim 8GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 3.7 4 4 3.7 4 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.23% Terrible	Read 15.2 Write 5.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.9 7% 6.58 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.23% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8213.M16FB 1x16GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.6 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $110

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $89Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	884x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	850x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	564x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	698x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	533x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	328x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	167x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	118x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	90x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	69x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $328

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16