Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 03:37
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 264
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 731
71% 585 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.7% Very good
Lighting 94.6
Reflection 109
Parallax 98.2
77% 101 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 97.3
Splatting 97.4
79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ironside Titanium 240GB SSD
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 289 210 122 112 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 404
Mixed 369
SusWrite 204
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 52.7
182% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 104
145% 267 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
290GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 109 107 107 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 129
Write 128
Mixed 30
SusWrite 109
71% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
69.2% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 20.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 22
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 79%

 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 4,637 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 - $110

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $332
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