Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.9% 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 Drive22.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180410
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 15:35
Run Duration254 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 71%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 91.2
2-Core 220
70% 129 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 433
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.9% Above average
Lighting 61
Reflection 57.2
Parallax 56.2
50% 58.1 fps
MRender 65.9
Gravity 68.4
Splatting 61.7
53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
NGFF-240G 240GB
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0627A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 167 33 56 57 15 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22.2% Poor
Read 214
Write 190
Mixed 192
SusWrite 73.9
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 6.2
22% 7.07 MB/s
DQ Read 53.8
DQ Write 44.1
DQ Mixed 19.1
22% 39 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 04CD F4-2666C15-8GVR 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.5% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 12.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 10.1
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 91.4
44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B250M-DS3H-CF Builds (Compare 4,632 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $201

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $424
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