Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive139% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '22 at 08:08
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 215
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 328
43% 323 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
Asus(1043 8787) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Lighting 92.9
Reflection 128
Parallax 84.7
76% 102 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 71.4
70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-256G-1001 256GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20240001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 423 418 431 429 431 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 940
Write 1,012
Mixed 863
SusWrite 426
182% 810 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 47.9
157% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 410
DQ Mixed 547
420% 580 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 139%
Great: 177%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4B8G2J2666A15D 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.3% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 9.6
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 52%

 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 4,670 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 - $110

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $309
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