Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.7% 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 Drive31.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime18.8 Days
Run DateOct 10 '17 at 19:40
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 473
63% 469 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 48
Reflection 33.1
Parallax 39.6
39% 40.2 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 42.4
Splatting 37.8
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 33%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.36% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.5
6% 8.91 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 6.67
Splatting 15.9
10% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.36%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Read 313
Write 236
Mixed 17.6
41% 189 MB/s
4K Read 1.13
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 3.46
13% 5.85 MB/s
DQ Read 1.18
DQ Write 11.3
DQ Mixed 3.06
3% 5.19 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
276GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 135
Write 122
Mixed 119
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.22
89% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 24.7
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 26.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,580 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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