Asus PRIME B250M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.4% 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 Drive53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-K  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 26 '18 at 13:01
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 428
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153
CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Lighting 29.4
Reflection 31.9
Parallax 35.8
24% 32.4 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 23.7
Splatting 37.4
25% 29.9 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 23%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0831C0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 502
Write 294
Mixed 328
83% 375 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 9.92
4K Mixed 3.39
30% 8.99 MB/s
DQ Read 98.4
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 3.82
44% 101 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
689GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 169
Mixed 163
126% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.21
86% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-2400C15-4GNT Corsair CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 22.5
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 21.6
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-K Builds (Compare 2,459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K - $73

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $270
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