Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	93.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	247% 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.
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	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170707
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '24 at 17:49
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 313 44% 325 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 8,299 User benchmarks, average bench 96% Nvidia(10DE 2544) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 98.2 Parallax 117 103% 114 fps	MRender 88.3 Gravity 101 Splatting 86.6 75% 92.1 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1009 1220 1514 1785 1917 1873 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,486 Write 1858 Mixed 1,586 SusWrite 1,553 367% 1,621 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 54.7 187% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 578 DQ Mixed 736 562% 772 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 365%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 32GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 86 92 83 79 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 268 Write 121 Mixed 162 SusWrite 81.5 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 31.1 110% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 76.1 DQ Write 94.3 DQ Mixed 102 72% 90.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 73%
WD Elements 25A2 750GB 1,458 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 133GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 39 41 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 51.4 Write 38.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 39.1 52% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB 1x8GB 1,654 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 10.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 11.4 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 42%

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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	39	16	0	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV SSCR2

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $110

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $89Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	884x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	851x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	698x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	534x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	328x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	167x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	118x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	113x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	90x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	69x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $328

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16