Gigabyte GA-B250M-HD3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-HD3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-HD3-CF  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 19 '21 at 00:50
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 203
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 342
48% 355 Pts
64-Core 342
21% 342 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 6.2
Parallax 6.5
5% 6.13 fps
Splatting 4.1
4% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hkvsn HS-SSD-C100/120G 120GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1204B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 41 37 35 49 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 388
Write 355
Mixed 9.2
SusWrite 86.8
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 0.8
47% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 13
DQ Mixed 39.3
36% 58 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 79%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
316GB free
Firmware: 0001YAM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 93 85 93 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 78.5
Write 81.3
Mixed 39
SusWrite 90.9
53% 72.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3E1 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64.5% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.4
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 19.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 90.6
44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B250M-HD3-CF Builds (Compare 493 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-HD3-CF

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