Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte B250M-DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180410
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 427 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-000H1 256GB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 78 77 69 65 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 329 Write 133 Mixed 120 SusWrite 74 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 30.3 131% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 131 118% 186 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 115%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 497GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 68 67 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 78.3 Write 64.8 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 68.3 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 122GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 95 100 102 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 79.7 Write 39.9 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 99.6 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 61% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 106%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 119GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 84 79 79 86 78 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 71.7 Write 68 Mixed 28 SusWrite 80.4 45% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 59%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 130GB free Firmware: GKAOA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 35 36 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 61 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 36.5 32% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 46%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 272GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 52 52 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 49.7 Write 49.4 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 55.5 34% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 79% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 4x8GB 2,229 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 26.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-B250M-DS3H-CF Builds (Compare 4,621 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H - $190

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	882x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	845x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	562x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	697x
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	167x
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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	68x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $413

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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