Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170324
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 22 '17 at 01:14
Run Duration64 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 428
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 101
Write 80.2
Mixed 81.1
66% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.48
97% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.9% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 246 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-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $255
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HDDRAMUSB
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