Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.6% 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 Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '17 at 10:53
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 210
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 399
53% 399 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
27.6% Poor
Lighting 34.7
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 42.5
28% 36.2 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 29
Splatting 37
26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 26%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
68% Good
Read 499
Write 154
Mixed 234
64% 296 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 14.2
115% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 41.7
57% 102 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-026.A00G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
45.1% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 12.4
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 13.2
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,554 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: $385
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