Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.2% 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 Drive	84.2% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 23:42
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 99.7 2-Core 200 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 366 49% 365 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 11C0) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 34.9 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 32.1 28% 30.8 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 32.3 28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1754D117-551 120GB 2,096 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 205 283 288 222 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 386 Write 293 Mixed 260 SusWrite 244 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 37.1 134% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 177 161% 245 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 465GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 131 131 128 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 125 Write 124 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 130 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 88%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 169 167 168 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 172 Mixed 93 SusWrite 165 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 183 184 183 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 174 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 183 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 674GB free Firmware: JA2OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 96 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 84.8 Mixed 32 SusWrite 96.4 55% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 109 110 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 122 Write 107 Mixed 76 SusWrite 109 138% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.8 318% 3.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 0.6 389% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 1x8GB 3,657 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10.7 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 10.9 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 47%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $343

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	880x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	844x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	559x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	694x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	529x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	326x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	166x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	118x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	89x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	84x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	68x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $582

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16