Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.14% 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 Drive65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170310
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 03:38
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$41
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 219
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 333
45% 335 Pts
64-Core 336
21% 336 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4565
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
6.14% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 9.35
Parallax 6.03
6% 7.36 fps
MRender 5.38
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 14.3
8% 8.35 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.14%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 456
Write 244
Mixed 253
70% 318 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 11.4
80% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 21.9
65% 144 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.2% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 9.4
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,555 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $385
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