Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 01 '18 at 21:14
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 459
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 38.7
Reflection 29.7
Parallax 35.9
32% 34.8 fps
MRender 36.8
Gravity 35.5
Splatting 33.4
29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 25 28 107 32 8.7 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 418
Write 158
Mixed 294
SusWrite 51.9
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 14.7
104% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 17.3
DQ Mixed 30.4
45% 91.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 195 191 196 194 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 149
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 194
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.9% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.6
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 88%

 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 4,608 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 - $343

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $582
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HDDRAMUSB
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