Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.7% 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)
Boot Drive61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170616
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 22 '17 at 03:51
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 247
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 470
63% 469 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Lighting 40.9
Reflection 33
Parallax 38.7
33% 37.5 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 39
Splatting 37.7
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 505
Write 144
Mixed 212
62% 287 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 14.5
104% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 24.3
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 14.4
26% 48.1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 82%
Generic Flash Disk 134GB
28GB free, PID 7788
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 10.9
Write 11.9
Mixed 11.4
15% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.91
4K Write 7.44
4K Mixed 1.73
319% 3.69 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.5% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 23.3
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 24.1
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,573 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $307
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