Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.37% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive96.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '17 at 07:44
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 237
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 467
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.37% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.47
6% 8.89 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 15.7
10% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.37%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WD40PURZ-85TTDY0 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
18.2% Very poor
Read 167
Write 174
Mixed 162
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.75
4K Mixed 0.27
3% 1.3 MB/s
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 497
Mixed 506
113% 504 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 25.7
142% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 40.7
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 25.4
35% 61.1 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 124%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 143
Write 145
Mixed 122
102% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 2.51
4K Mixed 0.28
110% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 24.1
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 24.6
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,581 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $426
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