Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive100% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '19 at 14:19
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6402P
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 408
51% 391 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
PowerColor(148C 2381) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1180 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
22.1% Poor
Lighting 25.7
Reflection 30
Parallax 32.5
21% 29.4 fps
MRender 29.6
Gravity 25.2
Splatting 33.4
24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 294 291 289 293 292 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 293
Mixed 274
SusWrite 292
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 39.3
162% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 244
207% 303 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 100%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
928GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 131 142 141 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 153
Write 121
Mixed 101
SusWrite 141
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 16GB
6GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 8.1 6.5 7.5 7.9 7.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Read 40.9
Write 27.6
Mixed 16.9
SusWrite 7.5
28% 23.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
74% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
70% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.2
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 20.5
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 70%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF Builds (Compare 875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $284
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