Gigabyte B450M DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics39.9% 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)
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 (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte B450M DS3H
MotherboardGigabyte B450M DS3H  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 28 '22 at 06:56
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61.7% Good
Memory 68.5
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 166
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 532
50% 414 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.86
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.9% Below average
Lighting 44.3
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 56.9
36% 55.8 fps
MRender 54.8
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 57.3
47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,027
Write 1,398
Mixed 1096
264% 1,174 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 45.1
142% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 773
DQ Write 474
DQ Mixed 664
484% 637 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 253%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
89GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 170 171 170 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 177
Mixed 79
SusWrite 170
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B450M DS3H-CF Builds (Compare 16,442 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $402
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HDDRAMUSB
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