Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.2% 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 Drive49.1% 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)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '18 at 03:09
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 43%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 193
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 508
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 615
38% 615 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.2% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 113
Parallax 93.7
84% 103 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 52
Splatting 96.9
68% 81.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$94
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41000WD
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 440
Write 92.7
Mixed 138
48% 223 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 13.2
57% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 43.8
72% 143 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 107%
WD WD20NPVT-00Z2TT0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 94.6
Write 94.4
Mixed 96.6
72% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.2
74% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 22.4
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 18.4
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 100%

 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 4,616 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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