Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170310
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 22 '17 at 00:13
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$90
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 105
2-Core 202
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 401
53% 400 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
6.2% Terrible
Lighting 6.23
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 6.28
5% 7.54 fps
MRender 9.24
Gravity 5.33
Splatting 14.4
8% 9.65 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.2%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 489
Write 227
Mixed 127
61% 281 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 10.9
84% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 32.1
82% 175 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 85%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0700
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
22.2% Poor
Read 40
Write 40.6
Mixed 37
50% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.29
94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-012.A00G 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 27.6
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 24.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,568 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $381
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