Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37% 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 Drive74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20171030
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 08:24
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 217
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 339
45% 340 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37% Below average
Lighting 48.6
Reflection 45.3
Parallax 40.4
40% 44.7 fps
MRender 39.6
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 37.6
32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 374 135 125 117 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 454
Write 17.2
Mixed 203
SusWrite 191
47% 216 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 19.4
124% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 1.2
56% 134 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
106GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 79 74 79 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 74.5
Write 92.8
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 74.6
48% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 11.4
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 11.5
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 67%

 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 4,610 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 - $343

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $582
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