Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics15.9% 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 Drive43.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '17 at 14:04
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 217
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 427
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Sapphire(1DA2 E367) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
15.9% Very poor
Lighting 16.4
Reflection 26.9
Parallax 18.8
13% 20.7 fps
MRender 27.5
Gravity 14.6
Splatting 31.7
21% 24.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM71.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
43.1% Average
Read 282
Write 238
Mixed 283
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 15
4K Mixed 4.21
48% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 34.7
DQ Mixed 3.74
25% 60.3 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
141GB free
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 108
Write 87.5
Mixed 92.3
72% 95.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.45
105% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 70%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB
235GB free, PID 61b6
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 92.6
Write 86.8
Mixed 86.2
113% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.33
83% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 42%
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
40.9% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 12
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 13.3
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 40.9%
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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $240
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