Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 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 Drive85% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 03 '18 at 09:04
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 460
62% 462 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 668
Write 331
Mixed 448
106% 482 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 16.6
95% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 46.5
88% 169 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 151
Write 130
Mixed 145
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.96
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.2
96% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 107%
WD Elements 500GB
311GB free, PID 10a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 87.5
Write 92.2
Mixed 65.8
104% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 2.12
4K Mixed 0.2
81% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 41%
WD 4000AAJ External 400GB
193GB free, PID 1001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
21.3% Poor
Read 38.8
Write 39.8
Mixed 13.9
37% 30.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.42
92% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 24.2
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 20.3
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 63
63% 63 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,570 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: $308
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HDDRAMUSB
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