Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.1% 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	217% 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.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161124
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '20 at 06:12
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 193 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 404 56% 414 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 74.4 Parallax 63.7 60% 70.4 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 71.9 58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 800p NVMe PCIe M.2 118GB-$62 124 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: K4110410 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 137 144 145 146 146 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	217% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 143 Mixed 155 SusWrite 138 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 184 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 151 540% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 529 460% 712 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 363%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 645GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 193 197 197 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 194 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 193 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 122 125 127 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 77.5 Write 96 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 122 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 66%
Innostor Ext. HDD 320GB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 297GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 89 89 91 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 87 Write 85.8 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 89.1 106% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 47,473 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 10.8 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 48%

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

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $201

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	884x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	848x
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	531x
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 $80Bench 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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16