Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive222% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180410
Uptime2 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 23:53
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 223
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 664
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
62.9% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 99.9
Parallax 62.2
65% 80.5 fps
MRender 65.3
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 71.9
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 1118 652 330 296 295 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,528
Write 1,194
Mixed 1,034
SusWrite 576
242% 1,083 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 83.9
285% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 814
DQ Write 858
DQ Mixed 324
385% 665 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 222%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
531GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 167 170 172 170 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 164
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 166
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 20.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 22
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 97%

 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 4,617 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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