Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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. 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	85% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '17 at 02:10
Run Duration	88 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 197 79% 134 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 303 40% 302 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M510_MTFDDAV128MAZ 128GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 23 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 163 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8 (AE) Unknown 100 100 6 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1044 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 56 56 188979871788 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1604508555 (F7) Unknown 100 100 50561694 (F8) Unknown 100 100 25949875	85% Excellent	Read 523 Write 181 Mixed 268 71% 324 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 30.2 143% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 19.8 72% 160 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 853GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 2350 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 353 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 152 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 163 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 664 (C2) HDA temperature 116 104 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	109% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 175 Mixed 155 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.23 118% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 5,442 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.1 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 46%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $201

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	884x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	849x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	562x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	697x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	532x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	327x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	167x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	118x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	68x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $424

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16