Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.62% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	94.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180410
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '22 at 07:01
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 472 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250E 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Sapphire(174B E213) 1GB CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	7.62% Terrible	Lighting 8.8 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 14.2 7% 12.8 fps	MRender 11.6 Gravity 9.6 Splatting 10.1 8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.62% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 253 243 232 224 217 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 274 Mixed 289 SusWrite 238 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.2 154% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 212 190% 291 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 128%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 114 110 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 115 Write 108 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 110 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 475GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 130 132 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 114 Write 102 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 132 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS5C1050CLA382 500GB 2,940 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 55GB free Firmware: JC2OA3HB SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 67 65 66 66 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 55 Write 53.3 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 66.1 38% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 63%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 80GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 128 142 146 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 91.2 Write 67.8 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 138 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 103%
Hitachi HDS723020BLE640 2TB 3,261 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 736GB free Firmware: MX4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 139 139 137 139 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 148 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 137 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 21.9 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $343

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	880x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	844x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	559x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	694x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	529x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	326x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	166x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	118x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	89x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	68x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $582

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16