Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B250M-A (all builds)
Memory	0.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170908
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '19 at 13:54
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 199 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 455 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KINGSTON 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 156 106 91 52 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 459 Write 413 Mixed 344 SusWrite 136 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 39.8 149% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 118 135% 231 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 93%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10,780 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 780GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 196 194 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 195 Mixed 81 SusWrite 195 121% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FDD1 1x8GB 5,207 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 11.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,290x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	960x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	711x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	529x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	467x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	461x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	140x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	139x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	109x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	78x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	66x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16