Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics102% 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.
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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171030
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 21:32
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 below expectations (26th percentile)
63.4% Good
Memory 72.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 335
43% 324 Pts
64-Core 293
18% 293 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 141
Parallax 129
104% 133 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 134
Splatting 115
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM12.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 687
Write 423
Mixed 484
118% 532 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 38.1
129% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 474
DQ Mixed 340
278% 391 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 128%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
135GB free
Firmware: EB01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 21 39 34 33 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 7.5
Write 50.1
Mixed 18.9
SusWrite 31.3
20% 27 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.2
67% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 67%
USB Flash Drive 32GB
25GB free, PID 5598
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 8.5 7.9 8.9 8 8.3 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Read 36.8
Write 8.7
Mixed 13.9
SusWrite 8.2
18% 16.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2.3
140% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.3
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 96.3
42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 80%

 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 4,616 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 - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $414
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