Intel B250

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Intel B250 (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '23 at 17:58
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 201 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 501 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.7% Good	Lighting 84.9 Reflection 120 Parallax 78.6 69% 94.6 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 69.2 65% 81.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KZ256 256GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: HCS1A25E SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 161 36 36 44 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 423 Write 354 Mixed 302 SusWrite 104 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 8.9 80% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 13.1 74% 168 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 201%
Lexar NM620 512GB 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 432GB free Firmware: SN10660 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1471 1555 1593 1647 296 275 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,532 Write 1,585 Mixed 1360 SusWrite 1,140 316% 1,404 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 59.1 196% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 548 DQ Mixed 570 458% 652 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 317%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x16GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	51	19	60	23.8"	1280 720	GBT2403 G24F 2

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Intel B250

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	10x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	8x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	7x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	10x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	6x

SSD
THNSNF128GCSS 128GBToshibaBench 68%, 2,061 samples	6x
256GB 256GBMidasforceBench 90%, 1,014 samples	3x
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples	3x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	6x
M378A5244CB0-CTD 04CB 8GBSamsungBench 66%, 50 samples	4x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	3x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $60

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16