Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 12:57
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 88.6
1-Core 135
2-Core 285
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 538
74% 552 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Asus(1043 8738) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 183
Parallax 196
156% 190 fps
MRender 208
Gravity 165
Splatting 115
128% 163 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 137%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
560GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 73 77 78 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 434
Write 79.9
Mixed 104
SusWrite 76.7
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 19.4
98% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 80.2
DQ Mixed 105
85% 122 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 57%
Great: 121%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
205GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 355 462 438 451 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 345
Write 368
Mixed 314
SusWrite 420
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 36.7
146% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 169
159% 243 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
119GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 283 306 307 306 307 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 427
Mixed 374
SusWrite 311
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 66.3
210% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FADP 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.4
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 77%

 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 4,608 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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