Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics28.6% 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 Drive182% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170209
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 01 '18 at 11:30
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 764
78% 628 Pts
64-Core 763
47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Zotac(19DA 9454) 2GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Lighting 35.9
Reflection 27.2
Parallax 32.2
29% 31.7 fps
MRender 35.4
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 32
27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,715
Write 1,123
Mixed 1,205
298% 1,348 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 18.8
124% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 35.5
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 19.3
67% 137 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 182%
Great: 236%
Seagate ST3320413CS 320GB
223GB free
Firmware: CA12 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 107
Write 83.9
Mixed 80.1
68% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.46
105% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD44G213382 Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
70.6% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.9
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22.3
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 72%

 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 4,610 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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