Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive37.9% 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.
SystemGigabyte B250M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 19:21
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 453
61% 455 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 27 48 75 9.2 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 337
Write 282
Mixed 261
SusWrite 59.4
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 3.5
61% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 30.3
DQ Mixed 27.8
37% 70.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
930GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 186 186 186 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 180
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 186
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.2% Below average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 10.8
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 9.8
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF Builds (Compare 873 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-Gaming 3-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $284
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