Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.9% 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 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 02:48
Run Duration334 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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)
74.5% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 213
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 340
46% 341 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Lighting 39.4
Reflection 26.6
Parallax 32.5
32% 32.8 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 34.4
Splatting 32.7
28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
893GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 179
Mixed 164
131% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.17
84% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB
22GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
6.38% Terrible
Read 30.8
Write 3.19
Mixed 6
12% 13.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.01
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.01
19% 1.68 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.38%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 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
37.2% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 10.2
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 11.3
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,562 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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