Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.1% 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 Drive39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateDec 25 '17 at 08:12
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 181
76% 127 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 417
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
MSI(1462 3085) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 957 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Lighting 61.9
Reflection 55.2
Parallax 70.5
50% 62.5 fps
MRender 55.4
Gravity 49.7
Splatting 70.9
49% 58.7 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP580 120GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 314
Write 169
Mixed 179
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 8.34
52% 17.3 MB/s
DQ Read 21.9
DQ Write 29.4
DQ Mixed 8.73
11% 20 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
312GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 201
Mixed 190
144% 191 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 0.23
98% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 27.2
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.7%
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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