Asus PRIME B250M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.9% 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 Drive36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-K  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '18 at 09:15
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 20%

 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 i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 226
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 464
60% 452 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Device(7377 0000) 2GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Lighting 38.2
Reflection 25.8
Parallax 31.8
31% 31.9 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 33.2
Splatting 31.4
28% 34.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Colorful SL300 128GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0616B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 26 45 18 35 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 459
Write 383
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 76.9
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 14.2
4K Mixed 1.3
42% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 96.3
DQ Write 18.6
DQ Mixed 12
20% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
245GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 117 117 120 119 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 118
Write 117
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 115
70% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.7
224% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
44.7% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 12.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.5
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-K Builds (Compare 2,460 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $254
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