Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive37.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B250M-DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180410
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 08:11
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 406
56% 416 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 113
Parallax 242
109% 163 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 156
111% 133 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 2.8 33 17 16 17 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 391
Write 7.3
Mixed 112
SusWrite 23.6
29% 134 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 30.4
4K Mixed 9.7
60% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 31.9
DQ Mixed 19.8
28% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
9GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 87 87 87 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 106
Write 102
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 87.2
68% 92 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 87%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
820GB free
Firmware: 0302
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 118 118 118 119 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 114
Write 78.5
Mixed 59
SusWrite 117
68% 92 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 22.2
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 21.4
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 90%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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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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