Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.3% 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 Drive72.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161013
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateJul 26 '17 at 06:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 348
45% 342 Pts
64-Core 322
20% 322 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2017 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 119
Parallax 99.7
93% 111 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 103
Splatting 105
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0705AB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 484
Write 247
Mixed 263
73% 331 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 21.5
91% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 46.3
84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
154GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 130
Write 118
Mixed 118
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.29
92% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 19
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 15.9
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,553 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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