Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.8% 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)
Boot Drive	131% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 21:58
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$62 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 214 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 415 56% 416 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PNY(196E 11C2) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 61.2 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 58.8 50% 61.5 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 58.1 50% 61.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LENSE20256GMSP34MEAT2TA 256GB 2,581 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.7.8341 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 88 93 81 100 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 1,178 Write 1125 Mixed 882 SusWrite 97.3 183% 821 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 53.5 173% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 422 DQ Mixed 231 252% 427 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 159%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 460GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 119 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 110 Write 62.1 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 120 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBD2 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FDD2 8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	68.2% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 20.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 20.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 74%

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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	68	56	144	27"	1280 720	HPN3679 HP X27i

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $110

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $85Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	885x
Core i5-7500Intel $62Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	856x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	565x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	700x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	534x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	329x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	168x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $324

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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