Gigabyte GA-B250M-HD3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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. 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte B250M-HD3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-HD3-CF (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170706
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '24 at 07:05
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$91 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 70.6 1-Core 87.4 2-Core 182 64% 114 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 263 35% 262 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Lighting 5.4 Reflection 3 Parallax 8.7 4% 5.7 fps	MRender 2.8 Gravity 5.2 Splatting 11.3 6% 6.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 153 5.2 5 166 279 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 325 Write 304 Mixed 271 SusWrite 105 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 16 76% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 34.9 73% 145 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-012.A00G 2x4GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	16% Very poor	MC Read 4.7 MC Write 4.7 MC Mixed 5.1 14% 4.83 GB/s	SC Read 3.7 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 5.3 13% 4.47 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 77%

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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	52	31	60	27"	1280 720	DEL407F DELL U2713HM

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Typical GA-B250M-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 494 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-HD3-CF

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $91Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	123x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	91x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	88x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	74x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	10x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	11x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GBCorsairBench 71%, 16,770 samples	11x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $191

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16