Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.5% 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 Drive42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170221
Uptime3 Days
Run DateAug 31 '19 at 00:03
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User ISL-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 84.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 216
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 652
67% 540 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
EVGA(3842 2063) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3628 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 100
Parallax 85.2
85% 96.4 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 91.8
Splatting 79
78% 98.8 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 221 140 140 139 141 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 436
Write 326
Mixed 218
SusWrite 171
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 8.8
49% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
879GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 152 158 148 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 123
Mixed 76
SusWrite 154
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.5% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 9.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 10.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 43%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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