Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '24 at 03:24
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 74.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 206 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 391 46% 359 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP 26,532 User benchmarks, average bench 41% XFX(1682 E580) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Lighting 56.7 Reflection 57.5 Parallax 76.3 46% 63.5 fps	MRender 57 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 43.6 43% 54.3 fps
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 373 Mixed 375 91% 411 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 1.1 51% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 14.1 DQ Mixed 0.4 30% 78.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS725032A7E630 320GB-$89 9,811 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 143GB free Firmware: GHBZB550 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 58 58 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 47.4 Write 49.7 Mixed 10.4 SusWrite 58.5 30% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 1x16GB 778 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.6% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 12.9 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 0P 1R 1G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	21%	34	196	55	165	27"	1280 720	SGT2700 DP

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Typical GA-B250M-DS3H-CF Builds (Compare 4,626 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $201

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	883x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	846x
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	529x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	326x

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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16