Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '17 at 05:29
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 205
82% 140 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 345
46% 345 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB2OC64G Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 76.6
Write 80
Mixed 72.7
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.21
60% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 45%
USB DISK 8GB
4GB free, PID null
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
7.48% Terrible
Read 29.1
Write 8.04
Mixed 9.81
16% 15.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.37
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.005
24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.48%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
42.7% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12.4
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 51%

 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 4,617 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 - $190

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $414
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