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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
Workstation 0%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive29.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170209
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 16:51
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 102
2-Core 221
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 387
55% 405 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 81.6%
 Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 34 43 27 38 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Read 383
Write 248
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 40.6
41% 189 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 0.7
34% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 5.9
DQ Mixed 34.4
32% 51.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑
This bench: 29.7%
 Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
187GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 157 155 156 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 181
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 155
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 95.4%
 Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.8% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 20.3
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 19.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 64.8%
 Great: 90%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF Builds (Compare 877 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples209x
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples192x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples150x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples200x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples103x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples77x
SSD
Force LE200 SSD 240GBCorsairBench 68%, 4,783 samples44x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples40x
Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GBCorsairBench 162%, 26,501 samples28x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples50x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $284
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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