Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics15.6% 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 Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 11 '17 at 04:55
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 258
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 510
68% 507 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5850
AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Lighting 21.4
Reflection 12.7
Parallax 19.8
18% 18 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 16.1
Splatting 16.2
12% 14.3 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
342GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
56% Above average
Read 479
Write 287
Mixed 282
77% 349 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 8.48
63% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 19.5
DQ Write 34.1
DQ Mixed 9.88
12% 21.2 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 56%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
168GB free
Firmware: CC37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 93
Write 95.9
Mixed 86.5
69% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.32
79% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 12.4
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 12.4
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,585 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-PLUS - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $411
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HDDRAMUSB
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