Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive144% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171030
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 19:09
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 183
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 394
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.5% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 71.1
Parallax 62.7
64% 70.9 fps
MRender 61.6
Gravity 66.5
Splatting 66.3
53% 64.8 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 325 361 308 306 275 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1,043
Write 1,038
Mixed 485
SusWrite 340
162% 726 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 32
120% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,056
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 778
646% 929 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 144%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.8% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 20.2
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.6
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 109%

 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 4,610 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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