Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22.1% 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 Drive284% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '18 at 18:58
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 224
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 701
69% 566 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
MSI(1462 2730) 2GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.7.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
22.1% Poor
Lighting 26.7
Reflection 28.7
Parallax 31.9
22% 29.1 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 21.3
Splatting 33.8
23% 26.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 1031 1013 1004 994 1005 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,035
Write 1,025
Mixed 1,037
SusWrite 1,006
283% 1,276 MB/s
4K Read 69.5
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 93.2
326% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 798
DQ Write 1,001
DQ Mixed 630
550% 810 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 284%
Great: 241%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
789GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 169 172 168 171 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 155
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 170
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905702-010.A00G Adata 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 21.3
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 21.9
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,554 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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