Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.9% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '17 at 22:36
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 251
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 445
56% 425 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 121
Parallax 101
96% 113 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 107
Splatting 105
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 366
Mixed 389
93% 418 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 27.1
154% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 46.7
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 26
61% 118 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 122%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 16GB-$19
10GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
27.7% Poor
Read 127
Write 23.5
Mixed 15
48% 55.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.01
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.75
78% 2.55 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
70.6% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.6
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 20.2
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,550 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $400
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