Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateDec 01 '17 at 21:32
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 above expectations (70th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 131
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 399
52% 394 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)
57.4% Above average
Lighting 70.3
Reflection 71
Parallax 61.7
57% 67.6 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 71.2
58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 141
Mixed 146
117% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 0.74
4K Mixed 0.14
40% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C17 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.2% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 14.3
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 15.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,549 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $400
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