Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.1% 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 Drive78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '20 at 21:16
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 236
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 652
65% 530 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 85FD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Lighting 41.4
Reflection 32.4
Parallax 39.5
34% 37.8 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 37.7
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KINGSTON 480GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 213 277 187 190 226 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 434
Write 405
Mixed 323
SusWrite 223
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 36.6
114% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 169
150% 225 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
682GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 156 155 156 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 156
Write 162
Mixed 31
SusWrite 156
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 21.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 21.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 90%

 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 873 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

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